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3884917

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-5-14
pubmed:abstractText
Numerous changes in their operating environments have caused many public hospitals to experience serious fiscal deterioration. One increasingly common response to this situation is contracting with private organizations for the provision of total management services. This study examines the effects of these contract management arrangements on the operating performance of public hospitals. Three areas of performance are considered: operating efficiency, service structure, and Medicare/Medicaid case load. Eighty short-term public hospitals operating under contract management in 1980 are compared with 122 traditionally managed public hospitals and 74 hospitals 1-2 years prior to entering contract management. Controlling for a series of hospital and environmental variables, contract managed hospitals display several financial and organizational differences vis a vis the comparison groups. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for policymakers, hospital managers, and researchers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0025-7079
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
209-19
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Public hospitals under contract management. An assessment of operating performance.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study