Factors associated with Iowa rural hospitals' decision to convert to critical access hospital status

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-76

  Li, Pengxiang ^a   Ward, Marcia M ^b   Schneider, John E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c School of Public Health

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REIMBURSEMENT; TIME; UNITED STATES;

BED CONVERSION; BUDGETS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; IOWA; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE PART A; OUTLIERS, DRG; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58049186267     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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