Ownership conversions and nursing home performance

Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1184-1203

  Grabowski, David C ^a   Stevenson, David G ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversions; Nursing homes; Ownership; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; NURSING HOME; ONLINE ANALYSIS; POLICY; PROFIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; OWNERSHIP; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47649096873     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00841.x     Document Type: Article

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