title: Necessary losses?
abstract: Hospitals and physician practices may for pricey partners: The median hospital-owned operation looses a sizable $57,000 a year. That number and others--compiled exclusively for H&HN by the Medical Group Management Association--beg big questions about how long hospitals can continue to subsidize unprofitable practices.
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authors.lastname: Hudson
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States