The Shocking Cost of Turnover in Health Care

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 2-7

  Waldman, J Deane ^a   Kelly, Frank ^b   Arora, Sanjeev ^a   Smith, Howard L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care policy; Quality improvement; Retention; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANAGER; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; TRAINING; TURNOVER TIME;

EID: 0842343451     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200401000-00002     Document Type: Review

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