Design and implementation of an inpatient disease management program

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 793-801

  Cooper, G S ^a   Armitage, K B ^a   Ashar, B ^a   Costantini, O ^a   Creighton, F A ^a   Raiz, P ^a   Wong, R C K ^a   Carlson, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SICKLE CELL CRISIS;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COST CONTROL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OHIO; PAIN; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0033885467     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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