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Table 2

 CAH Conversion Motivations, Agency Support, and Outcomes

 

 Hospital

 Primary
Motivation

 Agency/
Association Involvement

Network Affiliation Helped Conversion

Scope of Services After Conversion

Hospital Operations After Conversion

  1

Fiscal Losses &
BBA Pressure

SORH-A  little

HA-A lot

No

Same

Same

  2

Fiscal Losses & BBA Pressure

None

No

Same

Same

  3

Fiscal Losses/BBA Pressure/ Need Increase IHS Payments

SORH-Average

No

Same

Same

  4

Fiscal Losses/BBA Pressure/ Strategic Long Term Plan

SORH-A little

No

Same

Same

  5

Fiscal Losses/ Strategic Long Term Plan

DOH Late in process

+

Added Rehab

A Little Better

  6

Fiscal Losses &
BBA Pressure

SORH-Average

No

Added Ambulatory Services

A Little Better

  7

Fiscal Losses

SORH-Average

No

Same

Same

  8

Fiscal Losses/BBA Pressure
(Outpatient PPS)

SORH-Average

No

Same

Same

  9

Fiscal Losses/BBA Pressure
(Outpatient PPS)

SORH-A lot

+

Same

Same

10

Fiscal Losses/Strategic Long Term Plan

SORH-A lot

+

Added Hospice

A Little Better

11

Fiscal Losses/Strategic Long Term Plan

BQA-A little

+

Same

Same

12

Fiscal Losses

BQA-Hindered process

No

Same

Same

13

Fiscal Losses

SORH/HA-A little

No

Same

Same

14

Fiscal Losses

SORH/HA-A little

+

Same

Same

15

Fiscal Losses

SORH-A little

No

Same

Same

16

Fiscal Losses &
BBA Pressure

SORH/HA-A lot

No

Same

Same

17

Fiscal Losses

SORH/HA-A lot

No

Added Ambulatory
Services

A Lot Better

18

Fiscal Losses

SORH/HA-A lot

+

Same

A Lot Better

19

Fiscal Losses

HA-Average

No

Same

A Little Better

20

Fiscal Losses

SORH/SHA-A little

No

Same

Same

21

Fiscal Stability

SORH/MA-A lot

No

Same

Same

22

Fiscal Losses

HA-Average

No

Same

Same

23

Fiscal Stability

HA-A lot

No

Same

Same

24

Fiscal Losses

SORH-A little

No

Same

Same

 


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Last modified: 09/23/09