Medicare's prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities: Effects on staffing and quality of care

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Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-366

  White, Chapin ^a,b  

^a Macroeconomic Analysis Division   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MEDICARE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645750927     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510600727686     Document Type: Review

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