The impact of hospice programs on U.S. hospitals

Nursing Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Harrison, Jeffrey P ^a   Ford, Dennis ^b   Wilson, Kelly ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Charles M Neviaser Educ Institute   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BED OCCUPANCY; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPICES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19644380198     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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