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nonprofit healthcare organizations  

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  • A nonprofit healthcare organization is legally structured as a not-for-profit corporation and is prohibited from distributing profits to its owners, members, or other individuals with oversight for the organization. Nonprofits have a charitable mission related to the provision of healthcare services, teaching, research, and/or community service, and they are legally required to work towards the mission. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/nonprofit_healthcare_organizations

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