Managing hospitals in turbulent times: Do organizational changes improve hospital survival?

Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 923-946

  Lee, Shoou Yih D ^a   Alexander, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Community hospitals; Hospital closure; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HYPOTHESIS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORGANIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORY; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032716069     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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