Does a single case mix index fit all hospitals? Empirical evidence from Washington State

Research in Healthcare Financial Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-55

  Friesner, Daniel L ^a   Rosenman, Robert ^b   McPherson, Matthew Q ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 49449105148     PISSN: 15241521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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