Making the CMS payment policy for healthcare-associated infections work: Organizational factors that matter

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 319-334

  Hoff, Timothy ^a   Hartmann, Christine W ^a,b   Soerensen, Christina ^a   Wroe, Peter ^c   Dutta Linn, Maya ^c   Lee, Grace ^c,d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CROSS INFECTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTERVIEW; POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80055075831     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: 19447396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-201109000-00007     Document Type: Article

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