Patient satisfaction and safety-net hospitals: Carrots, not sticks, are a better approach

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1202-1203

  Neuhausen, Katherine ^a   Katz, Mitchell H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL FINANCE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84866056531     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3175     Document Type: Editorial

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