A more detailed understanding of factors associated with hospital profitability

Health Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 889-897

  Bai, Ge ^a   Anderson, Gerard F ^b,c  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Health Policy and Management ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; PROFIT; COST; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL; INCOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCOME; MEDICARE; OWNERSHIP; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84969141770     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1193     Document Type: Article

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