Exploring the Interplay Between Healthcare Quality and Economic Viability Through Massive Data Analysis-Driven Multi-Hospital Management in a Spanish Private Multi-Hospital Network.

ABSTRACT: Background: Hospital management increasingly requires integrating quality and economic performance metrics to ensure efficiency and sustainability. However, evidence on how hospital key performance indicators (KPIs) relate to financial outcomes remains scarce, particularly in private healthcare systems. Objective: To examine the relationships between hospital KPIs and two financial metrics-Sales and EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization)-in a Spanish private multi-hospital network. Methods: This retrospective, observational, multi-center study analyzed a final dataset of 47 standardized KPIs from 14 hospitals in the Vithas network. KPIs were examined using Self-Organizing Maps (SOM), an unsupervised neural network technique, to identif

SUBMITTER: Baulenas-Parellada D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12692472 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature