Report on a more rational approach to managed care for burns

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-18

  Dimick, Alan ^a   Cope, D Nathan ^b   Barillo, David ^c   Gillespie, Robert ^d   Mozingo, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Paradigm Health Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN; CONVALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SURGEON;

BENCHMARKING; BURNS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 12144264683     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000150299.38425.08     Document Type: Review

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