A current look at the key performance measures considered critical by health care leaders

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 19-33

  Love, Dianne ^a   Revere, Lee ^a   Black, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

Author keywords

And days in A R; Bad dept expense; Charity care; Days cash on hand; Infection; Medical errors; Net profit margin; Operating profit margin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICATION ERROR; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFIT;

BENCHMARKING; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40649119488     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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