title: Hospital cost-containment strategies that earn the respect of rating agencies.
abstract: To confirm that hospitals have the necessary structures and strategies in place to reduce costs and secure future market share, credit rating agencies analyze a variety of quantitative and qualitative criteria, including: Salaries and benefits, bad debt, age of plant and depreciation, and other line items that may point to inefficiencies in a hospital's expense structure. Cost-benefit analyses, strategic plans, and leadership qualities that show the long-term value of expense cuts, capital investments, and mergers and acquisitions. Cost-effective and clinically appropriate shifts in a hospital's outpatient-to-inpatient ratio. Liquidity and market share.
authors: Jason
authors: J
authors: Dopoulos
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000145:classification*