title: Health care capital market and product market constraints and the role of the chief financial officer.
abstract: To understand better the financial management practices and strategies of modern health care organizations, we conducted interviews with chief financial officers (CFOs) of several leading health care systems. The constraints imposed on health care systems by both capital and product markets has made the role of the CFO a challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Management & Policy, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-2029, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D002201:Capital Expenditures; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010934:Planning Techniques; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States