Gap between strong, weak hospitals expected to widen

Article Abstract:

The disparity between hospitals that are financially strong and financially weak should widen in 1990. The 1980's saw fierce competition for a decreasing number of in-patient days which resulted in a volatile financial market and an increase in the number of downgrades in hospital bonds. In this kind of market, private, non-profit hospitals with low credit ratings are very susceptible to restrictive revenue growth and increased competition. Therefore, only through consolidations and mergers will these weak hospitals be able to survive.

Finance

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'Can you give me the name of a doctor?' (medical referral services help physicians; Prologue referral service profiled)

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Physicians and hospitals have been able to increase business and lower costs through the use of patient referral services. Hospital-sponsored physicians and doctors with their own practices can join services such as Prologue to gain access to sophisticated databases that allow more marketing options than in the past. For example, physicians who are members of Prologue can offer information about themselves and their practices, but only up to 1,600 bits of information. Additional patient referral services are discussed.

Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified, Usage, Services, Physicians, Medical professions, Medical referral

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N.Y. hospital merger mania: med schools stay separate, faculties unite in new deal

Article Abstract:

Several hospitals in the New York City area have made plans to merge or arranged other alliances to improve their status in an increasingly competitive environment. New York Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital announced plans to merge, while New York University Medical Center and Mount Sinai Medical Center revealed plans to combine schools, hospitals and affiliated institutions. Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Beth Israel Medical Center have also created a partnership.

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Graduate & Professional Schools, Management, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, New York, New York, Medical colleges, Medical schools, New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, Presbyterian Hospital Inc.

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