Reducing the number of days for which insurers deny payment to the hospital: One primary objective for a newly configured Department of Case Management

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 31-49

  Hammer, Danielle L ^a   Kerson, Toba Schwaber ^b  

^a Montgomery Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL FINANCE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; SOCIAL WORKER;

HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032322682     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v28n02_03     Document Type: Article

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