title: Materials management in investor-owned, nonprofit government, and other general hospitals.
abstract: This article compares investor-owned, nonprofit government, and other general hospitals in Georgia in the areas of materials management practices, systems, and performance. Findings reveal investor-owned hospitals paid less for supplies but did not demonstrate performance in other areas that was superior to that of other types of hospitals.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah Graduate School of Business, Salt Lake City.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D005845:Georgia; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000191:economics*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics*; D010067:Ownership / Q000191:economics