title: Healthcare reform perspectives of rural and urban hospital leaders--issues and attitudes.
abstract: What are the perspectives of rural and urban hospital leaders--administrators, physicians, and board members--regarding healthcare reform? Both groups support substantial reform in healthcare delivery. They agree that changing malpractice and tort laws is one of the leading strategies for reforming healthcare and that reform should be financed by income tax credits or a combination of employer premiums and government taxes.
authors.affiliation: Anderson Schools of Management, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006075:Governing Board; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007857:Leadership; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D008486:Physician Executives; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States