Background Fiscal constraints faced by US hospitals as a result of the recent economic
downturn are leading to business practices that reduce costs and improve financial and …

BACKGROUND Hospitals that have robust financial performance may have improved
publicly reported outcomes. OBJECTIVES To assess the relationship between hospital …

Concerns about deficiencies in the quality of care delivered in US hospitals grew during a
time period when an increasing number of hospitals were experiencing financial problems …

Background Hospitals under financial pressure may struggle to maintain quality and patient
safety and have worse patient outcomes relative to well-resourced hospitals. Poor predictive …

The delivery of patient care has not been especially lucrative for short-term acute care
hospitals (STACHs) in recent years. Financial indicators derived from Medicare cost reports …

Non-financial measures have found increasing acceptance in the business world--however,
their application in the health care industry remains limited. The purpose of this article is to …

Financial pressure mounted for hospitals nationwide during the late 1990s. Our study
examines how this affected the quality of their operations in terms of organizational …

Background Hospitals operate under constant pressure to contain costs and improve the
quality of care. The literature suggests that there is an association between health care …

Hospital reimbursements are being tied to Quality Performance more every day. With this
being the case, some hospitals have been financially penalized due to their relative low …

The authors review empirical literature from 1980 to 2005 on relationships between
healthcare organizations' Finances and quality of care. They found only 16 studies of this …