Financial indicators for critical access hospitals

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-236

  Pink, George H ^a   Holmes, G Mark ^a   D'Alpe, Cameron ^b   Strunk, Lindsay A ^a   McGee, Patrick ^a   Slifkin, Rebecca T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MANAGER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; PEER GROUP; POSTAL MAIL; RURAL AREA; SUMMER; TEAMWORK; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BENCHMARKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, RURAL; MEDICARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33745121811     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00037.x     Document Type: Article

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