title: The relationship between hospital characteristics and the cost of hospital care.
abstract: This article examines the relationship between hospital characteristics and costs of hospital care, using the 1991 American Hospital Association Annual Survey of Hospitals. The results discussed herein have implications for hospital executives, researchers and policymakers.
authors.affiliation: UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Health Services, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rivers
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bae
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States