title: A method for analyzing the financial viability of a rural provider-based geriatric clinic.
abstract: Little is known about the financial impact of rural provider-based geriatric outpatient clinics on their parent hospitals since the implementation of the outpatient prospective payment system. In this study, systems theory was used to develop a methodology for determining the financial viability of one such clinic in a rural hospital using data commonly found in rural hospital financial systems. Formulas were developed to identify the overall financial viability and a case-study model was utilized to test the formulas; however, this hospital did not track a key data element, resulting in an incomplete analysis.
authors.affiliation: Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA. mcateerobine@uams.edu
authors.forename: Robin E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: McAtee
authors.forename: Claudia J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Beverly
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D005853:Geriatrics; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States