Room: Hollister 306
Time: Mon 16:45 PM-18:15 PM

What Influences Hospital Quality?

Chair: John Romley

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Presentations

1. Impact of For-Profit Presence on Hospital Performance

   Presenter: Michael Rosko (Widener University)

   Discussant: Herbert Wong (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))

2. Qualities of Scale: Does Size Matter for Hospital Quality?

   Presenter: Richard Smith (University of South Florida, St. Petersburg)

   Discussant: Richard Lindrooth (University of Colorado, Denver)

3. The Relationship Between Quality and Profits for Commercial HMOs

   Presenter: Troy Quast (Sam Houston State University)

   Discussant: Karoline Mortensen