title: Association of ownership and system affiliation with the financial performance of rehabilitation hospitals.
abstract: This study used a cross-sectional design in which regression models were used to test the association of ownership and system affiliation of private rehabilitation hospitals with profit, revenue and expense measures. The study also examined the association of ownership and system affiliation with other choice variables. The study found that new for-profit rehabilitation hospitals had higher revenues and expenses than older non-profit rehabilitation hospitals. In addition, new for-profit hospitals charged more for their ancillary services and treated more of their patients on an inpatient basis. Study findings show higher revenues and expenses per adjusted discharge for new for-profit facilities. Given the cost-based system of reimbursement for Medicare, there appears to be a strong incentive for new for-profits to maximize costs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McCue
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D017721:Hospital Costs; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D007182:Income; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000191:economics*; D010067:Ownership / Q000191:economics*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States