| Hospital contract management: a descriptive profile. | |
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PMID: 6490376 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Despite the dramatic growth in hospital contract management in the last decade, research only recently has begun to provide insights into the structure, operation, and effectiveness of these arrangements. Two descriptive questions regarding hospital contract management are addressed in an effort to increase correspondence between theoretical and evaluative research in this area: (1) how do contract-managed hospitals differ from traditionally managed hospitals? and (2) how do contract-managed hospitals differ from each other? Principal discriminating variables in the analyses are hospital size, control, urban-rural location, region, management organization control, and management organization size. Results of the analysis on a sample of 406 contract-managed hospitals and 401 unaffiliated hospitals reveal important differences between contract-managed and traditionally managed hospitals as well as among contract management organizations. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for future research and performance evaluations on contract management arrangements. |
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Authors:
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J A Alexander; B L Lewis |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health services research Volume: 19 ISSN: 0017-9124 ISO Abbreviation: Health Serv Res Publication Date: 1984 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1984-12-03 Completed Date: 1984-12-03 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0053006 Medline TA: Health Serv Res Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 461-77 Citation Subset: IM |
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Contract Services* Financial Management* Hospital Administration* Hospital Bed Capacity Hospitals / classification Multi-Institutional Systems / organization & administration Systems Analysis United States |
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