title: Looking out the window market intelligence for a view of the real world.
abstract: Market intelligence data on hospital outpatient and inpatient services can be examined in many ways to provide insight for use in strategic financial planning. Compare growth rates in particular service areas, by hospital within the market. Compare the market share of each hospital within the market, by payer and region. Compare service line growth rates for each hospital in the market, by geographic area.
authors.affiliation: Upper Chesapeake Health, Hartford County, MD, USA. michael.boblitz@earthlink.net
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Boblitz
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D004465:Economic Competition; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D005843:Geography; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States