title: Data shows hospital margins rising despite managed care; more efficient operations cited.
abstract: This month's column disputes hospital administrators' complaints that managed care is causing declining revenues. A recent analysis of hospital financial data shows a steady downward slope in average net operating revenue, but a surprising overall increase in average net operating margins. How does your facility compare?
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003625:Data Collection; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D007182:Income / Q000639:trends; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States