title: Capital investment decisions in hospitals: survey results.
abstract: This article presents results of a survey of chief financial officers at 294 hospitals in three states concerning their evaluation of capital investment proposals. The findings include capital budgeting methods used, treatment of risk, consideration and impact of qualitative factors, and participation of the medical staff.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland State University, Ohio.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elmer
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D002201:Capital Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004467:Economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005376:Financial Management; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008824:Michigan; D009820:Ohio; D012306:Risk; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires