title: Consumers link size, quality in rating U.S. hospitals: study.
abstract: The competitive environment in the health care industry nationwide is forcing hospitals to constantly reexamine their place in their immediate market. How do potential patients view them? How do perceptions change with the size and location of the institution? Do consumers link quality with such factors as census mix? In the following article, the author discusses the results of a survey that examines those trends.
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Boscarino
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003256:Community Participation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011639:Public Opinion; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014481:United States