The effect of accurate patient screening on the cost-effectiveness of case management programs

Gerontologist

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 777-784

  Mukamel, Dana B ^a   Chou, Chih Chieh ^b   Zimmer, James G ^a   Rothenberg, Barbara M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Center for Rochester's Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management; Health expenditures; Managed care; Medicare; Predictive modeling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PATIENT SELECTION; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0031457586     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/37.6.777     Document Type: Article

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