Effect of nursing home ownership on the quality of post-acute care: An instrumental variables approach

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-21

  Grabowski, David C ^a   Feng, Zhanlian ^b,d   Hirth, Richard ^c   Rahman, Momotazur ^b   Mor, Vincent ^b,e  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Ownership; Post acute care; Quality

Indexed keywords

FIRM OWNERSHIP; HEALTH CARE; MOBILITY;

ARTICLE; CAPITAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PROFIT; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; OWNERSHIP; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870266475     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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