Changes in Consumer Demand Following Public Reporting of Summary Quality Ratings: An Evaluation in Nursing Homes

Health Services Research

Volumn 51, Issue , 2016, Pages 1291-1309

  Werner, Rachel M ^a,b,c   Konetzka, R Tamara ^d   Polsky, Daniel ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing home; public reporting; quality measures; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CONSUMER; HUMAN; MARKET; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; SAMPLE SIZE; STUDY DESIGN; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; RESEARCH; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958261016     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12459     Document Type: Article

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