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<P>简介：CURRENT ENVIRONMENT1<BR>Hospital profits suffer as self-pay rises<BR>Hospital prices outpace inflation<BR>Wanted: healthcare workers<BR>Medicare outliers: still a major issue?<BR>Consolidation likely, despite FTC scrutiny<BR>Regulatory outlook brightens<BR>Operating outlook should improve in 2004<BR>INDUSTRY PROFILE7<BR>Setting the stage for medical care and recovery<BR>INDUSTRY TRENDS 9<BR>Number of hospital facilities decreases as utilization increases<BR>Healthcare facilities deal with rising costs<BR>Using information technology to slash medical errors<BR>Long-term care traumatized by BBA<BR>Government grades nursing homes<BR>HOW THE INDUSTRY OPERATES 15<BR>The government looms large<BR>Cost-based reimbursement proves faulty<BR>2003 drug act benefits hospitals<BR>Regulation<BR>Managed care forces dramatic change<BR>KEY INDUSTRY RATIOS AND STATISTICS 22<BR>HOW TO ANALYZE A HEALTHCARE FACILITY COMPANY 24<BR>Look beyond the obvious<BR>Financial analysis<BR>Valuation techniques offer investment guidelines<BR>Assessing regulatory risk<BR>GLOSSARY29<BR>INDUSTRY REFERENCES31<BR>COMPARATIVE COMPANY ANALYSIS 34 </P>