Does Hospital Diversification Improve Financial Outcomes?
Does Hospital Diversification Improve Financial Outcomes?
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医院多元化能否改善财务状况？
DOI：
10.1097/00005650-198710000-00007
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发表时间：
1987
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影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
J. Clement
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作者：
J. Clement
服务或产品多样化是一个受欢迎的建议，医院，以增加盈利能力和降低财务风险，因为他们面临着一个更加不利的环境。本文介绍了这些索赔的实证研究结果。使用来自所有加州非营利性医院的数据，该研究发现，多元化，无论是否与现有服务相关或无关，都与增加盈利能力或降低财务风险无关。然而，在研究中确定了其他确实具有这些影响的变量。未来的研究应评估的影响，规模和时间的长度，因为最初的多样化投资的金融变量。
Service or product diversification is a popular recommendation made to hospitals to increase profitability and reduce financial risk as they face a more hostile environment. This paper presents results from an empirical study of these claims. Using data from all California nonprofit hospitals, the study finds that diversification, regardless of whether it is related or unrelated to preexisting services, is not associated with either increased profitability or reduced financial risk. However, other variables that do have these effects are identified in the research. Future research should evaluate the effect of both the size of and the length of time since the initial diversifying investment on financial variables.