title: 2002 Benchmarking Guide.
abstract: The profitability gap between hospitals in high and low managed care markets is closing. The difference in total margins is down and the change in return on equity is even more dramatic. However, even with heavier patient care demands, hospitals in high managed care markets have a firmer grip on expenses and show productivity gains. Our annual Benchmarking Guide shows that the number of HMOs operating in the United States continues to decline with industry mergers, plan consolidations and plan closures. While 2001 enrollment stabilized at 79.5 million, the number of HMOs fell to 541. The guide also compares data on hospital-owned and non-hospital-owned physician practices.
authors.forename: Suzanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoppszallern
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States