title: Predictors of lawsuit activity against nursing homes in Hillsborough County, Florida.
abstract: The objective of this study is to examine the litigation experience of twenty-eight nursing homes in Hillsborough County, Florida. Primary data were collected from Hillsborough County Circuit Court's Clerk's Recording Computer System about lawsuit activity from 1996 to 2000 and linked to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Online Survey, Certification, and Reporting system. We found that registered nurse levels, size, and being part of a chain or system impacted litigation in Hillsborough County.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center of Excellence, Department of Health Services Administration, University of Florida, North Florida/South Georgia Veteran's Health System, Gainesville, USA. Christopher.Johnson4@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Christopher E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Deborah K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hedgecock
authors.forename: Mary L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Oakley
authors.forename: Aram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dobalian
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Salmon
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hyer
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Polivka
mesh_terms: D005431:Florida; D005544:Forecasting / Q000379:methods; D006269:Health Facilities, Proprietary / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006302:Health Services Research; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000145:classification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010067:Ownership; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012308:Risk Management