Converting to Critical Access Status: How Does It Affect Rural Hospitals' Financial Performance?

Inquiry

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-57

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Health Economics Consulting Group LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL; PROFIT; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66749139794     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_46.01.46     Document Type: Article

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