The impact of HMO penetration on the relationship between nurse staffing and quality

Health Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 737-753

  Mark, Barbara A ^a   Harless, David W ^b   McCue, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed care; Nurse staffing; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPETITION; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MARKETING; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 21844478089     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.988     Document Type: Article

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