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. 2006 Dec;60(12):114-21.

A search for the "Holy Grail" of health care: a correlation between quality and profitability

John Gillean  1 , Steve Shaha, Eileen Sampanes, Catherine Mullins
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  • PMID: 17193839

A search for the "Holy Grail" of health care: a correlation between quality and profitability

John Gillean et al. Healthc Financ Manage. 2006 Dec.

Abstract

In a study by CHRISTUS Health, data from 18 acute care facilities revealed that numerous indicators of clinical quality were significantly correlated with measures of business success. Results suggest that timely and appropriate interventions, coupled with timely and complete documentation, are correlated with improved business performance. The correlations between quality and financial performance make intuitive sense based on the observation that diligence in clinical processes can produce better information to support financial processes.

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