Changes in hospital competitive strategy: A new medical arms race?

Health Services Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 447-469

  Devers, Kelly J ^a   Brewster, Linda R ^a   Casalino, Lawrence P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Competition; Hospital; Services; Strategy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; INTERVIEW; MANAGED CARE; AMBULATORY CARE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037312054     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.00124     Document Type: Article

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