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Autor:
Steven R. Eastaugh
Publikováno v:
Hospital Topics. 80:7-11
Emergency departments in America are disappearing at an alarming rate. Those that remain face a daily ordeal of overcrowding and budgetary shortfalls. The reasons for this phenomenon include changes in reimbursement rates by managed care organization
Autor:
Steven R, Eastaugh
Publikováno v:
Journal of health care finance. 40(3)
To determine the impact of health system restructuring on the levels of hospital diversification and operating ratio this article analyzed 94 teaching hospitals and 94 community hospitals during the period 2008-2013. The 47 teaching hospitals are mat
Autor:
Steven R. Eastaugh
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 16:706-710
This paper presents the results of a contingent valuation study measuring willingness to pay (WTP) for treatment of patients with von Willebrand's disease. Median WTP for treatment of this disorder was $1,500 or $3,500, depending on how the initial b
Autor:
Steven R. Eastaugh
Publikováno v:
Hospital Topics. 78:9-13
Autor:
Steven R, Eastaugh
Publikováno v:
Journal of health care finance. 39(4)
We have overestimated the ability of electronic health records (EHR) systems to enhance efficiency by eliminating transcription and the need to physically pull charts. Hospital managers typically underestimate the costs of upgrade fees and support. T
Autor:
Steven R, Eastaugh
Publikováno v:
Journal of health care finance. 39(2)
Managers work to achieve the greatest output for the least input effort, better balancing all factors of delivery to achieve the most with the smallest resource effort. Documentation of actual health information technology (HIT) cost savings has been
Autor:
Steven R, Eastaugh
Publikováno v:
Healthcare financial management : journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. 67(2)
Consider total cost of ownership, not just initial cost of acquisition and annual maintenance, when reviewing electronic health record (EHR) system bids. Support costs--a key part of total cost of ownership--include FTEs dedicated to the system. The
Autor:
Steven R, Eastaugh
Publikováno v:
Journal of health care finance. 38(1)
Rational expectations theory dictates that firms respond to shifts in the demand function as a result of substantial reforms in the insurance marketplace. Federal health reform has enhanced the benefits of specialization. Hospital product-line specia
Autor:
Steven R, Eastaugh
Publikováno v:
Journal of health care finance. 34(4)
An institution life cycle hypothesis is advanced to explain hospital behavior: boom and bust, diversification and divestiture, occasionally leading to closure or merger. Hospital diversification and its impact on the operating ratio are studied for 1
Autor:
Steven R, Eastaugh
Publikováno v:
Journal of health care finance. 36(2)
Trends in hospital specialization are studied using multiple regression analysis for the period 1999-2008. The observed 31.3 percent rise in specialization was associated with a 9.5 percent decline in unit cost per admission. The number of specialize