Hospital survey shows improvements in patient experience

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2061-2067

  Elliott, Marc N ^a   Lehrman, William G ^b   Goldstein, Elizabeth H ^c   Giordano, Laura A ^d   Beckett, Megan K ^a   Cohea, Christopher W ^d   Cleary, Paul D ^e  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^c CMS   (United States)

^d Health Services Advisory Group   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952279790     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0876     Document Type: Article

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