Effectiveness of coping strategies used by hospitals in response to implementation of a case-based payment system by the national health insurance program

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 468-475

  Huang, Ching Chaw ^a   Chung, Kuo Piao ^b   Kuo, Nien Chen ^b   Hung, Chia Ling ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Taiwan Medical Association   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Financial management, hospital; Hospital administration; Hospital costs; National Health Programs; Reimbursement mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; SELF EVALUATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TAIWAN;

EID: 24944507332     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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