Predicting hospital profitability in short-term general community hospitals
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The 1980s and the 1990s brought about a turbulent business environment which threatened hospitals' financial performance. Factors that contributed to an environment hostile to the continued existence of hospitals include the proliferation of managed-care companies and the shift from open-ended reimbursement systems to Medicare and Medicaid programs. Hospital administrators were forced to formulate new business strategies to help their facilities cope with the newenvironment.
Publication Name: Health Care Management Review
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0361-6274
Year: 1995
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Venturing into new territory - health systems as Medicare risk contractors
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A winning essay by a graduate of a health administration program discusses the viability of Medicare risk contracting. Such systems can enable hospitals and other healthcare facilities to more directly control Medicare expenses, the control of which has been eroded by the entry of health maintenance organizations into the arena. Health system executives can use the methodology provided to assess if direct Medicare risk contracting is economically viable for them.
Publication Name: Hospital & Health Services Administration
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 8750-3735
Year: 1996
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Vertical integration strategies: revenue effects in hospital and Medicare markets
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An investigation of seven vertically integration strategies at California hospitals revealed how they affected hospitals revenues. Between 1983 and 1990, net revenues increased for the pool that included 242 nonprofit hospitals by $2,080 on average, but decreased by $2,421 from the Medicare Prospective Payment program. For Medicare participants, the number of managed care contracts affected revenues. Higher physician numbers generally boosted net revenues.
Publication Name: Hospital & Health Services Administration
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 8750-3735
Year: 1996
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