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A Case Study: Organizational and Environmental Factors Associated with Alabama Rural Hospitals' Reported Levels of Financial Distress

Description
Examines organizational and environmental factors related to rural hospitals in Alabama experiencing financial distress. Uses the Altman Z-Score to predict financial distress and considers the number of physicians in the county; hospital ownership, age, and size; and the county-level population, age, and income in the analysis.
Author(s)
Dennis O. McCay, Nancy Borkowski, Larry Hearld, et al.
Citation
Journal of Health Care Finance, 45(4), 1-24
Date
2019
Type
Document
Tagged as
Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Statistics and data · Alabama