An organizational field approach to resource environments in healthcare: Comparing entries of hospitals and home health agencies in the San Francisco bay region

Health Services Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 775-803

  Ruef, Martin ^a   Mendel, Peter ^a   Richard Scott, W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Economic competition; Healthcare institutions; Healthcare providers; Healthcare regulation; Home care services; Hospital economics; Hospital legislation; Organizational populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; UNITED STATES;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031885964     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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