Interdisciplinary staffing patterns: Do for-profit and nonprofit hospices differ?

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 389-394

  Cherlin, Emily J ^a   Carlson, Melissa D A ^b   Herrin, Jeph ^c   Schulman Green, Dena ^a   Barry, Colleen L ^a   McCorkle, Ruth ^a   Johnson Hurzeler, Rosemary ^d   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951875587     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0306     Document Type: Article

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