title: Factors associated with variation in financial condition among voluntary hospitals.
abstract: This article uses multiple regression analysis to identify factors which affect variations in the financial condition of voluntary hospitals in New York State. Six separate ratios are used to measure financial condition and 18 independent variables are considered. The factors affecting financial conditions were found to vary among dimensions of financial health, and different causal relationships were evident among hospitals in New York City than among those in the rest of the state.
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital; D005376:Financial Management; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics*; D007350:Insurance, Hospitalization; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009518:New York; D009519:New York City; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States