Does the patient's payer matter in hospital patient safety? A study of urban hospitals

Medical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-138

  Clement, Jan P ^a   Lindrooth, Richard C ^b   Chukmaitov, Askar S ^c   Chen, Hsueh Fen ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient safety; Payment changes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; SAFETY;

FINANCING, PERSONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INSURANCE, HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 33846446708     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000244636.54588.2b     Document Type: Article

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