Managed care for uninsured patients at an academic health center: A case study

Academic Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 323-330

  Kaufman, Arthur ^a   Derksen, Daniel ^a   McKernan, Stephen ^b   Galbraith, Pamela ^c   Sava, Saverio ^a   Wills, John ^a   Fingado, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; MANAGED CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0034017073     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200004000-00007     Document Type: Review

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