Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2017
Abstract
This paper examines the accreditation of mental health hospitals and the receiving of funding. The funding sources examined are Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration, private insurance, and client fees. Other factors were the type of ownership of the hospital and region. The conclusion is that accreditation is important. Different accreditations are important for different funding sources. Region is also important with the Northeast having less funding for most sources.
Recommended Citation
Emmett, Dennis (2017), “An analysis of accreditation and its impact of receiving funding in mental health hospitals,” in Business & Health Administration Proceedings, Avinandan Mukherjee, Editor, pp. 214-220.
Comments
This conference paper was delivered at Business and Health Administration Association 2017 Meeting in Chicago, IL March 22-24. Copyright © 2017 BHAA. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.