Home health care agency staffing patterns before and after the balanced budget act of 1997, by rural and urban location

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-23

  McAuley, William J ^a   Spector, William ^b   Van Nostrand, Joan ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; ECONOMICS; HOME CARE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

BUDGETS; HOME CARE AGENCIES; MEDICARE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38849155847     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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