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Selling teaching hospitals and practice plans : George Washington and Georgetown Universities
- Title
- Selling teaching hospitals and practice plans : George Washington and Georgetown Universities / John A. Kastor.
- Author
- Kastor, John A.
- Publication
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
- Supplementary Content
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | RA975.T43 K376 2008 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 262 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Why would a university renowned for its school of medicine ever sell its teaching hospital? In his newest book, Dr. John A. Kastor presents an insider's view of why university medical centers decide to sell teaching hospitals, why the decision might be a good one, and how such transitions are received by the faculty and administration."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Georgetown University
- Academic Medical Centers > organization & administration
- Hospitals > Ownership > Washington (D.C.)
- Academic medical centers > Washington (D.C.) > Administration
- Practice Management
- District of Columbia
- Georgetown University > Medical Center
- Hospital Restructuring
- George Washington University > Medical Center
- Teaching hospitals > Washington (D.C.) > Finance
- Teaching hospitals > Washington (D.C.) > Administration
- Financial Management
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-254) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Washington and its academic medical centers -- 2. George Washington University : selling the hospital -- 3. George Washington University : separating the practice plan -- 4. George Washington University : closing the HMO -- 5. George Washington University and its medical school -- 6. Georgetown University : selling the hospital -- 7. Georgetown University : selling the practice plan -- 8. Georgetown University and its medical school -- 9. MedStar Health -- 10. Conclusions -- App. A. Other universities with teaching hospitals owned by for-profit companies -- App. B. Reducing deficits and increasing surpluses in private medical schools that do not own their primary teaching hospitals -- App. C. Interviewees.
- ISBN
- 9780801888113 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0801888115 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007038399
- OCLC
- ocn173201734
- 173201734
- SCSB-5413971
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries