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- January 1983 (Revised February 1988)
- Case
Hospital Corp. of America (A)
By: W. Carl Kester
HCAs ratio of debt to total capital is approaching 70%, jeopardizing its single-A bond rating. Students must determine an appropriate target debt ratio for HCA in light of its growth objectives, its acquisition strategy and its changing regulatory environment. View Details
- January 1983 (Revised February 1988)
- Case
Hospital Corp. of America (B)
By: W. Carl Kester
Focuses on HCAs financing options for reaching its target capital structure. The options include new equity conversion of convertible debentures, a debt-for-equity swap, the sale of assets, and fixed-rate debt. Students must address the problem of market timing and... View Details
- January 1983 (Revised March 1984)
- Case
Hospital Affiliates International, Inc. and the Hospital Management Industry (Condensed)
Keywords: Health Industry
- January 1982
- Background Note
Proprietary Hospital Industry, Background Note
- February 1977 (Revised November 1977)
- Background Note
Note on the Hospital Management Industry
- February 1977 (Revised May 1980)
- Case
Hospital Affiliates International, Inc. (A)
- September 1976 (Revised October 1991)
- Case
Salem Hospital
- October 1975 (Revised May 1993)
- Teaching Note
New Hampshire-Vermont Hospitalization Service, Teaching Note
- August 1975 (Revised August 1991)
- Case
University Hospital
- April 1975 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
New Hampshire-Vermont Hospitalization Service
- Research Summary
Cost Management and Management Control Systems in Hospitals
By: V.G. Narayanan
Hospitals tend not to have very good cost accounting and control systems. More broadly, there is enormous opportunity for managing costs and aligning incentives in the health care industry. I am studying how cost accounting methods can be used to... View Details
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Cost Management Systems
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Robert S. Kaplan continues to explore the design and use of activity-based cost management systems for manufacturing and service companies. His most recent work, done collaboratively with Professor Michael E. Porter, applies time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC)... View Details