Hospital ownership and medical services: Market mix, spillover effects, and nonprofit objectives

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 924-937

  Horwitz, Jill R ^a   Nichols, Austin ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Market mix; Medical services; Nonprofit

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; OWNERSHIP; SERVICE PROVISION; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OWNERSHIP; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349849655     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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