Hospital marketing: strategy reassessment in a declining market

Despite continued significant increases in the nation's spending for health care, use of inpatient hospital services has declined. The authors use the product life cycle to analyze the market for inpatient hospital services and to examine competitive strategies for hospital marketing success. T...

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Published in:Journal of health care marketing 1989-03, Vol.9 (1), p.15-24
Main Authors: Van Doren, D C, Spielman, A P
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Bed Occupancy
Health administration
Hospital Administration - organization & administration
Hospitals - utilization
Marketing of Health Services - organization & administration
Models, Theoretical
Planning Techniques
Product Line Management - organization & administration
United States
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