Hospital-affiliated and hospital-owned retail clinics: Strategic opportunities and operational challenges

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 324-337

  Kaissi, Amer ^a  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY WARD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFIT; RETAIL CLINIC; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957565548     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-201009000-00007     Document Type: Article

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