Sustaining and improving hospital performance: The effects of organizational and market factors

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 188-196

  Jiang, H Joanna ^a   Friedman, Bernard ^a   Begun, James W ^b  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Hospital operation; Hospital performance; Market forces; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; PROFIT;

EID: 33746720896     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200607000-00004     Document Type: Article

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