Effect of an Innovative Medicare Managed Care Program on the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-103

  Kane, Robert L ^a   Flood, Shannon ^a   Bershadsky, Boris ^a   Keckhafer, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed care; Nurse practitioner; Preventable hospitalization; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING HOME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 1342268119     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.1.95     Document Type: Article

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