Does state regulation of quality impose costs on nursing homes?

Medical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 529-534

  Mukamel, Dana B ^a   Li, Yue ^b   Harrington, Charlene ^c   Spector, William D ^d   Weimer, David L ^e   Bailey, Lauren ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cost functions; costs; nursing homes; quality; regulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING COST; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957492551     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318207ef9e     Document Type: Article

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