Strategic opportunities in the oversight of the U.S. hospital accreditation system

Health Policy

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-115

  Moffett, Maurice L ^a   Morgan, Robert O ^a   Ashton, Carol M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Double moral hazard; Hospital regulation; JCAHO

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 27744504388     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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