| Interest rate swaps: financial tool of the '90s. | |
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PMID: 10145900 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The implementation of prospective payment for capital costs makes it more necessary than ever for healthcare financial managers to be able to creatively balance capital costs with risk. A new financial management tool--the interest rate swap (a contractual agreement in which one party with a fixed interest rate payment liability and another party with a variable interest payment liability agree to trade those obligations)--is proving to be a solution for a growing number of hospital managers. This article describes the uses of interest rate swaps and discusses the variables to be considered when evaluating whether the benefits of an interest rate swap offset the additional risk. |
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Authors:
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M A Woodard |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Healthcare financial management : journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association Volume: 47 ISSN: 0735-0732 ISO Abbreviation: Healthc Financ Manage Publication Date: 1993 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-12-13 Completed Date: 1993-12-13 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8215859 Medline TA: Healthc Financ Manage Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 56-8, 60-2, 64 Citation Subset: H |
Affiliation:
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Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation, Armonk, NY. |
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Capital Expenditures Capital Financing / trends* Decision Making, Organizational Evaluation Studies as Topic Financial Management, Hospital / methods, trends* Investments / trends Prospective Payment System Risk Risk Management United States |
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