Regionalized perinatal care in North America

Seminars in Neonatology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-116

  Hein, Herman A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Future of regionalization; Impact of managed care on regionalization; Iowa model of regionalization; Monitoring impact of managed care on regionalization; Neonatal care; Non tertiary referral centres; Organization; Perinatal health care; Rengionalization

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MODEL; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGIONALIZATION; REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 1642282154     PISSN: 10842756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2003.08.009     Document Type: Review

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