Changes in Hospital Performance after Ownership Conversions

This paper examines the effects of ownership conversions on hospital performance between 1987 and 1998 in areas of financial performance, staffing, capacity, and unprofitable care. Conversions to government and for-profit ownership both increased the profit margin: the former due to rising revenue,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yu-Chu Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2003-08-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_40.3.217