Nursing home staffing, turnover, and case mix

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 366-392

  Harrington, Charlene ^a   Swan, James H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case mix; Nurse staffing; Nursing homes; Reimbursement; Turnover rates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INCOME; MEDICAID; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; NURSE; NURSING HOME; PREDICTION; PROFIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0041387629     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558703254692     Document Type: Article

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