Ownership and changes in hospital inefficiency, 1986-1991

Inquiry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 388-399

  McKay, Niccie L ^a   Deily, Mary E ^b   Dorner, Fred H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; MEDICARE; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFIT; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EID: 0037002795     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_39.4.388     Document Type: Article

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