The relationship of financial and mission factors to the level of uncompensated care provided in California hospitals

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 383-401

  Kim, Tae Hyun ^a   McCue, Michael J ^b   Thompson, Jon M ^c  

^a GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROFIT; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CALIFORNIA; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; UNCOMPENSATED CARE;

EID: 75649094507     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-200911000-00007     Document Type: Article

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