Show Me the Money! Managing Access, Outcomes, and Cost in High-Risk Populations

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 174-177

  Asplin, Brent R ^a,b  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0942290666     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.12.001     Document Type: Editorial

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