title: Buying for the long-term. Payoff of Columbia hospital deal depends on strategy.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pallarito
mesh_terms: D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000191:economics*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States