title: Hospital financial performance in the United States of America: a follow-up study.
abstract: To clarify and validate the factors that influence hospital profitability in the United States of America, we used a cross-sectional design to examine data for 1998. Several changes and government regulations introduced in the early 1990s influenced hospital performance. We included those variables to give a better understanding of the hospital payment system. Among the explanatory variables considered, geographic location, competition, hospital size and occupancy rate were identified as the main contributors to hospital profitability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, Robert Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, United States of America. mustafa.younis@ccaix.jsums.edu
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Younis
authors.forename: H Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Younies
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Okojie
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006302:Health Services Research; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016014:Linear Models; D017059:Models, Econometric; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000458:organization & administration; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States