Changes in the relationship between nursing home financial performance and quality of care under public reporting

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 783-801

  Park, Jeongyoung ^a   Werner, Rachel M ^b,c  

^a AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial performance; Nursing homes; Pay for performance; Quality of care; Report cards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; PUBLIC REPORTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953764169     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1632     Document Type: Article

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