Home health nurse patient care and coordination time: Health maintenance organization versus fee-for-service

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 21-27

  Adams, Carolyn E ^a   Usher, Raechel ^c   Kramer, Sandra ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Family Home Care   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOME CARE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; TEAMWORK; TIME MANAGEMENT;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; TIME FACTORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0030900221     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-199703000-00006     Document Type: Article

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