Trends in asset structure between not-for-profit and investor-owned hospitals

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 694-706

  Song, Paula H ^a   Reiter, Kristin L ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

capital investment; financial assets; fixed assets; hospital investment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROFIT; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; TREND STUDY;

CALIFORNIA; CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; INVESTMENTS; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650190747     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558710368807     Document Type: Article

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