This series on “Healthcare Finance: Drivers and Strategies to Improve Performance” is edited by Dr. Robert Weech-Maldonado and Dr. Nancy Borkowski. The guest editors appreciate the authors' research contributions and hope this series motivates more investigation into the vital connection between healthcare finance, policy, and quality. Improving knowledge of financial operations in healthcare organizations is essential for creating a more equitable, accessible, and sustainable healthcare system.
Longitudinal study links health information technology implementation to improved financial performance in nursing homes
The relationship between agency nursing staff and nursing home financial performance: a longitudinal study
Beyond numbers: a holistic exploration of nursing home staffing patterns and financial performance in the Patient-Driven Payment Model landscape
Nursing home adoption of Alzheimer’s disease special care units and financial performance
Altman Z-score and its application to Federally Qualified Health Centers
Trends in U.S. health care bankruptcy: a 10-year retrospective
The effects of the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) and COVID-19 on nursing and therapy staffing levels among skilled nursing facilities
The relationship between state-level funding, designated trauma centers, and trauma-related mortality
The association between the use of intensivists and the efficiency of care provided by the hospital’s ICU
Disclosure:
The series “Healthcare Finance: Drivers and Strategies to Improve Performance” is commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy without any sponsorship or funding. Dr. Robert Weech-Maldonado and Dr. Nancy Borkowski served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series. Dr. Robert Weech-Maldonado serves as an unpaid editorial board member of Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy from March 2025 to December 2027.