It was the best of times, it was the worst of times: A tale of two years in not-for-profit hospital financial investments

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-242

  Song, Paula H ^a   Smith, Dean G ^b   Wheeler, John R C ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset allocation; Financial assets; Financial investment strategies; Investment reserves; Risk and return

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE; INVESTMENT; MARKETING; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; INVESTMENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66249124621     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HMR.0000324905.96401.f3     Document Type: Article

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