Non-random sorting can bias observational measures of institutional quality and distort
quality-based polices. I develop alternative quasi-experimental approaches to quality …

The objective of this study is to determine whether key hospital-level financial and market
characteristics are associated with whether rural hospitals merge. Hospital merger status …

Objectives: This paper evaluates the drivers of profitability for a large sample of US
hospitals. Following a methodology frequently used by financial analysts, we use a DuPont …

Background A screening spiritual history (SSH) is how health professionals (HP) identify
patients' spiritual values, beliefs and preferences (VBPs) in the outpatient setting. We report …

Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant clinical and public health
concern. We evaluated a variety of multilevel factors—demographics, clinical and insurance …

Patient safety culture is critical to the achievement of patient safety. In 2014, a landmark
national study was conducted to investigate patient safety culture in nephrology nurse …

Hospitals are responsible for a remarkable part of the annual increase in healthcare
expenditure. This article examines one of the major cost drivers, the expenditure for …

How should national security concerns alter our perception of what constitutes good
economic policy? Survival: The Economic Underpinnings of American National Security …

Christian-denomination-affiliated hospitals have a significant presence in the delivery of
healthcare in the United States; yet, a lack of understanding exists as to how religious …

Patient safety culture is critical to the achievement of patient safety. In 2014, a landmark
national study was conducted to investigate patient safety culture in nephrology nurse …