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Frank A. SloanJ. Alexander McMahon Professor of Health Policy and Management and Professor of … Verified email at duke.edu Cited by 30188 |
Not-for-profit ownership and hospital behavior
FA Sloan - Handbook of health economics, 2000 - Elsevier
The for-profit hospital is in the minority numerically in all developed countries. Although the
for-profits' market share has been quite stable for decades, for-profit chains have grown in …
for-profits' market share has been quite stable for decades, for-profit chains have grown in …
Nursing staff in hospitals and nursing homes: Is it adequate?
GS Wunderlich, F Sloan, CK Davis - 1996 - books.google.com
Hospitals and nursing homes are responding to changes in the health care system by
modifying staffing levels and the mix of nursing personnel. But do these changes endanger …
modifying staffing levels and the mix of nursing personnel. But do these changes endanger …
Cancer control opportunities in low-and middle-income countries
H Gelband, FA Sloan - 2007 - books.google.com
Cancer is low or absent on the health agendas of low-and middle-income countries (LMCs)
despite the fact that more people die from cancer in these countries than from AIDS and …
despite the fact that more people die from cancer in these countries than from AIDS and …
Benefits of smoking cessation for longevity
DH Taylor Jr, V Hasselblad… - … journal of public …, 2002 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. This study determined the life extension obtained from stopping smoking at
various ages. Methods. We estimated the relation between smoking and mortality among …
various ages. Methods. We estimated the relation between smoking and mortality among …
Factors that prompted families to file medical malpractice claims following perinatal injuries
Objective.—To identify self-reported reasons that prompt families to file malpractice claims
following perinatal injuries. Design.—Families were interviewed by telephone using a …
following perinatal injuries. Design.—Families were interviewed by telephone using a …
Obstetricians' prior malpractice experience and patients' satisfaction with care
GB Hickson, EW Clayton, SS Entman, CS Miller… - Jama, 1994 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To examine the relationship between prior physician malpractice experience
and patients' satisfaction with care. Design.—Women were interviewed using a …
and patients' satisfaction with care. Design.—Women were interviewed using a …
Valuing life and limb in tort: Scheduling pain and suffering
RR Bovbjerg, FA Sloan, JF Blumstein - Nw. UL Rev., 1988 - HeinOnline
Tort law's traditional methods of computing damages for personal injury and death are under
attack-and understandably so. Legal reformers have long argued that present law, when …
attack-and understandably so. Legal reformers have long argued that present law, when …
How much are patients willing to pay to avoid postoperative nausea and vomiting?
TJ Gan, F Sloan, G de L Dear… - Anesthesia & …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are unpleasant experiences. However, there is
no drug that is completely effective in preventing PONV. Whereas cost effectiveness …
no drug that is completely effective in preventing PONV. Whereas cost effectiveness …
Hospital ownership and cost and quality of care: is there a dime's worth of difference?
Nonprofit organizations may predominate when output quality is difficult to monitor. Hospital
care has this characteristic. This study compared program cost and quality of care for …
care has this characteristic. This study compared program cost and quality of care for …
[HTML][HTML] Effects of admission to a teaching hospital on the cost and quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries
DH Taylor Jr, DJ Whellan… - New England Journal of …, 1999 - Mass Medical Soc
Background and Methods We studied the effects of admission to a teaching hospital on the
cost and quality of care for patients covered by Medicare (age, 65 years old or older). We …
cost and quality of care for patients covered by Medicare (age, 65 years old or older). We …