Charitable contributions and quality in the us hospice care setting
Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management
ISSN: 1096-3367
Article publication date: 1 March 2014
Abstract
This paper examines the association of charitable donations with quality of care proxies for nonprofit hospice providers in the United States (US). An estimated 1.45 million patients received hospice care in the US in 2008. Medicare hospice spending exceeded $10 billion in 2007 and is expected to more than double over the next 10 years. Using Guidestar and Medicare Hospice Cost Report data, we find donations are positively associated with proxies for nurse and social worker quality of care, but not with our home-health aide quality proxy. This research adds to our understanding of charitable contributions in hospice provider organizations.
Citation
Noe, K. and Forgione, D.A. (2014), "Charitable contributions and quality in the us hospice care setting", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Vol. 26 No. 4, pp. 539-556. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-26-04-2014-B001
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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