title: What makes a winner? Key characteristics of peak performing hospitals.
abstract: Peak-performing hospitals and systems not only provide high-quality care, they were actually able to report rising profit margins over the last year. Learn in detail about the eight characteristics that these peak performers share.
authors.affiliation: Superior Consultant Holdings Corp., San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D002017:Budgets; D006075:Governing Board; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D011907:Rate Setting and Review; D014481:United States