Measuring organizational performance in the hospital industry: An exploratory comparison of objective and subjective methods

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 211-219

  McCracken, Melody Je' ^a   McIlwain, Thomas F ^b   Fottler, Myron D ^c  

^a Service Systems Research   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND RECEIVABLE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, HOSPITAL; DATA COLLECTION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCIAL AUDIT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; INCOME; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034760873     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095148480101400401     Document Type: Article

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