Patient reports of coverage denial: Association with ratings of health plan quality and trust in physician

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 238-244

  Pearson, Steven D ^a,b  

^a Center for Ethics in Managed Care   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENIAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INCOME; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ENGLAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRUST; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0037346122     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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