Regulatory and judicial oversight of nonprofit hospitals

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 356, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 625-

  Studdert, David M ^a   Mello, Michelle M ^a   Jedrey, Christopher M ^b   Brennan, Troyen A ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Trial Department of McDermott Will   (United States)

^c AETNA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EMERGENCY CARE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; JURISPRUDENCE; LAND USE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; NURSING; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SOCIAL WELFARE; TAX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846892490     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMhpr063800     Document Type: Article

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