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An Evaluation Of Hospital Capital Investment After The Balanced Budget Act, Tae Hyun Kim
An Evaluation Of Hospital Capital Investment After The Balanced Budget Act, Tae Hyun Kim
Theses and Dissertations
Capital investments in the latest medical equipment and the replacement of aging facilities are important hospital decisions because they may have a significant influence on operating efficiencies and quality of care. However, hospitals experienced a minimal growth rate in capital expenditures which contributed to the aging of the hospital industry's asset base during the late 1990's and early 2000's. One of the underlying reasons behind this lack of growth might be the financial stresses that hospitals were facing after the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997, which significantly reducedMedicare reimbursement and had an adverse impact on the financial viability of …
A Determination Of The Association Of Competition And Regulation With Hospital Strategic Orientation, Kathleen B. Heatwole
A Determination Of The Association Of Competition And Regulation With Hospital Strategic Orientation, Kathleen B. Heatwole
Theses and Dissertations
This research study examines the influence of two major forces, competition and regulation, on the strategic orientation of hospitals. This is a particularly relevant subject, as the effectiveness of competition versus the effectiveness of regulation in the health care market has been called one of the Bellwether issues in health care policy, and the most controversial and far reaching philosophical battle facing the health care industry. Even after three decades of research and debate, there is still no consensus on how the hospital industry responds to either a competitive environment or a regulated environment. There continues to be significant variation …