Hospital financial condition and the quality of patient care

Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 977-995

  Bazzoli, Gloria J ^a   Chen, Hsueh Fen ^a   Zhao, Mei ^b   Lindrooth, Richard C ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital financial condition; Patient safety; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; UNITED STATES;

ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50249171120     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1311     Document Type: Article

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