Cash and Compassion: Profit Status and the Delivery of Hospice Services

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 507-514

  Lorenz, Karl A ^a,b,d   Ettner, Susan L ^a   Rosenfeld, Kenneth E ^a   Carlisle, David M ^c   Leake, Barbara ^a   Asch, Steven M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Off of Statewide Hlth Plan/Devmt   (United States)

^d VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROFIT; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT SELECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036674322     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662102760269742     Document Type: Review

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