Table 4.

Variable definitions

Variable name	Definition
Quality Score	Intervention sample size weighted average score based on Shwartz et. al. [44]
Natural log of Total Assets	log (Total Assets)
Financial Leverage	Total Liabilities ÷ Total Assets
Total Margin	Net Income ÷ Revenue
Asset Turnover (Sales to Assets)	Revenue ÷ Total Assets
Current Ratio	Current Assets ÷ Current Liabilities
Days Cash On Hand	(Cash + Cash Equivalents) × 365 ÷ Operating Expenses
Days Patients Accounts Receivable	(Accounts Receivable – Allowances for uncollectible) × 365 ÷ Revenue
Average Age of Plant (Year)	Accumulated Depreciation ÷ Annual Depreciation Expense
Salary to Revenue	Salary Expense ÷ Revenue
Public Hospital	1 for government owned hospitals and 0 otherwise
Not-for-profit Hospital	1 for nonprofit hospitals and 0 otherwise