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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815589403321

Autore

Kastor John A

Titolo

Selling teaching hospitals and practice plans : George Washington and Georgetown Universities / / John A. Kastor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-8018-9709-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Disciplina

362.1109753

Soggetti

Teaching hospitals - Washington (D.C.) - Administration

Teaching hospitals - Washington (D.C.) - Finance

Academic medical centers - Washington (D.C.) - Administration

Hospitals - Ownership - Washington (D.C.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-254) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Washington and its academic medical centers -- George Washington University : selling the hospital -- George Washington University : separating the practice plan -- George Washington University : closing the HMO -- George Washington University and its medical school -- Georgetown University : selling the hospital -- Georgetown University : selling the practice plan -- Georgetown University and its medical school -- MedStar Health.

Sommario/riassunto

For the current leaders of medical schools facing similar financial challenges, Kastor analyzes how much it costs to teach clinical medicine and offers valuable advice on how to reduce expenses and increase surpluses.