title: Hospital care and capacity in the tri-state region of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio: analysis and insights.
abstract: Hospitals are a significant part of the burgeoning healthcare sector in the United States (U.S.) economy. Despite the availability of what some describe as the world's best healthcare, the U.S. suffers from wide discrepancies in healthcare provision across hospitals and regions of the country. Specifically, capacity, utilization, quality, and even financial performance of hospitals vary widely. Based on secondary data from 533 hospitals in the adjoining states of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, this study develops several comparative metrics that enable benchmarking, which, in turn, leads to several inferences and implications for hospital administrators. The paper concludes with implications for hospital administrators and suggestions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Marketing, Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45207, USA. burnsd@xavier.edu
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chinta
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manolis
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D007629:Kentucky; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000191:economics; D009820:Ohio; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution; D011787:Quality of Health Care