Determinants of performance failure in the nursing home industry

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 933-940

  Zinn, Jacqueline ^a   Mor, Vincent ^b   Feng, Zhanlian ^b   Intrator, Orna ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case mix reimbursement; Nursing home industry; Performance failure; Structural inertia theory; USA

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SURVEY; TIME SERIES;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60549112530     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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