Do hospitals that do the right thing have more satisfied patients?

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 348-355

  Tajeu, Gabriel S ^a   Kazley, Abby Swanson ^b   Menachemi, Nir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

effectiveness; hospital; Key words:; management; patient satisfaction; process quality

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942095505     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: 15505030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000034     Document Type: Article

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