Factors associated with financial distress of nonprofit hospitals

Health Care Manager

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-62

  Kim, Tae Hyun ^a  

^a GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cash flow; Financial distress; Financial strength index; Hospital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77049084566     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCM.0b013e3181cca2c5     Document Type: Article

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