Hospital financial performance in the recent recession and implications for institutions that remain financially weak

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 739-745

  Bazzoli, Gloria J ^a   Fareed, Naleef ^b   Waters, Teresa M ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; COST; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; FORECASTING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

BANKRUPTCY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; SAFETY-NET PROVIDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899849400     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0988     Document Type: Article

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