Trends in total hospital financial performance under the prospective payment system

  • 1 January 1992
    • journal article
    • Vol. 13  (3) , 1-16
Abstract
In this article, the author examines trends in determinants of total hospital facility revenues, expenses, and net profits during the period 1977-89. Measures of change in transaction prices are developed, which enable an analysis of trends in real hospital outputs and total factor productivity. The main source of hospital spending growth in excess of the gross national product is identified as growth in hospital employee compensation.

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