The effect of a health care management initiative on reducing workers' compensation costs

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1100-1105

  Green McKenzie, Judith ^a,b   Rainer, Sharon ^a   Behrman, Amy ^a   Emmett, Edward ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PENNSYLVANIA; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0036919795     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200212000-00002     Document Type: Article

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