Interdisciplinary Staffing Patterns: Do For-Profit and Nonprofit Hospices Differ?
Cherlin EJ, Carlson MD, Herrin J, Schulman-Green D, Barry CL, McCorkle R, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Bradley EH. Interdisciplinary Staffing Patterns: Do For-Profit and Nonprofit Hospices Differ? Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2010, 13: 389-394. PMID: 20136523, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonprofit hospicesHigh-quality hospice careProfit hospicesProfessional mixVolunteer staffOwnership typeUnited StatesHospice philosophyFuture researchStaffQuality of careCross-sectional analysisPsychosocial staffStaffing patternsMultivariable analysisTotal staffInterdisciplinary careHospice careNursing staffInterdisciplinary staffOwnershipHospiceServices SurveyProfitMedicare providers