Post-hospital sub-acute care: An example of a managed care model

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-91

  Von Sternberg, T ^a   Hepburn, K ^b   Cibuzar, P ^c   Convery, L ^c   Dokken, B ^c   Haefemeyer, J ^c   Rettke, S ^c   Ripley, J ^c   Vosenau, V ^c   Rothe, P ^c   Schurle, D ^c   Won Savage, R ^c  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HealthPartners ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031029180     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00985.x     Document Type: Article

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