Coevolution of patients and hospitals: How changing epidemiology and technological advances create challenges and drive organizational innovation

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-33

  Lega, Federico ^a   Calciolari, Stefano ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT HOTEL; REHABILITATION CARE; STEP DOWN UNIT; TEAMWORK; WARD;

EID: 84860148897     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: 19447396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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