Health center financial performance: National trends and state variation, 1998-2004

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-150

  Shi, Leiyu ^a   Collins, Patricia B ^a   Aaron, Kaytura Felix ^b   Watters, Vanessa ^b   Shah, Leslie Greenblat ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bureau of Primary Health Care; Health centers; Health Resources and Services Administration; Healthcare finance; Medicaid; Uniform Data System; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAID; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 33847053196     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200703000-00009     Document Type: Article

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