title: Understanding the quality of earnings for integrated health systems.
abstract: Integrated delivery systems could benefit from analyzing quality of earnings to better understand their management plans and methods. Quality-of-earnings analyses can provide understanding of current and future financial performance beyond the bottom line. Following a framework for analysis can help leaders gain a better overall picture of the system's finances.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. zisme006@umn.edu
authors.forename: Daniel K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Zismer
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Proeschel
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000191:economics; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans