Single specialty hospitals and service competition

Authors :: Carey, Kathleen
Burgess, James F.
Young, Gary J.
Source :: Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. Summer, 2009, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p162, 10 p.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: Advocates for physician-owned hospitals specializing in cardiac, orthopedic, and surgical services claim that these facilities induce healthy competition, stimulating improved performance among acute care hospitals. This paper examines the effect [...]

Subjects :: Company growth
Government regulation
Hospitals -- United States
Hospitals -- Growth
Hospitals -- Laws, regulations and rules
Hospitals -- Services

Language :: English
ISSN :: 00469580
Volume :: 46
Issue :: 2
Database :: Gale General OneFile
Journal :: Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: edsgcl.258439560

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