Quality outcomes among efficient and inefficient nursing homes: A national study

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 156-165

  Delellis, Nailya O ^a   Ozcan, Yasar A ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

efficiency; nursing homes; quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875214743     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: 15505030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e31824bec38     Document Type: Article

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