Factors associated with high-quality/low-cost hospital performance

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 39-52

  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 competition; Managed care; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DATABASES AS TOPIC; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447277140     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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