Comparative performance data for critical access hospitals

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 374-382

  Pink, George H ^a   Slifkin, Rebecca T ^a   Coburn, Andrew F ^b   Gale, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PLANNING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BENCHMARKING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 6344236864     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2004.tb00052.x     Document Type: Article

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