The performance of the leveraged buyout of the Hospital Corporation of America, Inc.

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 214-222

  Kim, Tae Hyun ^a   McCue, Michael J ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cash flow; hospital; leveraged buyout; revenue; staffing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862271704     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e318235ed42     Document Type: Review

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