Skill-Specific Staffing Intensity and the Cost of Hospital Care

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 61-71

  Robertson, Randal H ^a   Dowd, Steven B ^a   Hassan, Mahmud ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cost of care; Hospital staffing; Quality of care; Skill mix

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; COST CONTROL; COST SAVINGS; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SPECIALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031228866     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-199710000-00009     Document Type: Article

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