title: Distress detectors: measures for predicting financial trouble in hospitals.
abstract: Seven measures are indispensable to healthcare financial executives for assessing their organizations' financial well-being. Two are accrual based: Cleverley's Financial Strength Index Altman's modified Z score. The rest are cash-flow based: Operating cash flow ratio. Funds flow coverage ratio. Cash interest coverage ratio. Cash flow to total debt ratio. Total free cash flow ratio.
authors.affiliation: Kurron Shares of America, Inc, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Corbett A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Andrew E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Devin L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D016361:Bankruptcy; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States