Medical staff involvement in nursing homes: Development of a conceptual model and research agenda

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-96

  Shield, Renée ^a   Rosenthal, Marsha ^b   Wetle, Terrie ^a   Tyler, Denise ^a   Clark, Melissa ^a   Intrator, Orna ^a,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing home medical staff; organizational structure; outcomes of resident care; processes of nursing home care

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; MODELS, NURSING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892701963     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464812463432     Document Type: Article

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