The role of profit status under imperfect information: Evidence from the treatment patterns of elderly Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for psychiatric diagnoses

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-49

  Ettner, Susan L ^a   Hermann, Richard C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare beneficiaries; Profit status; Psychiatric diagnoses; Psychiatric disorder

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PROFIT; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS;

AGED; EPISODE OF CARE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OWNERSHIP; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035217116     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(00)00068-0     Document Type: Article

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