Community case management: A strategy to improve access to medical care in uninsured populations

Care Management Journals

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-93

  Wetta Hall, Ruth ^a,b   Berry, Mark ^a   Ablah, Elizabeth ^a   Gillispie, Jacki M ^c,d   Stepp Cornelius, Linda K ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b Project Access Operations Council   (United States)

^c Christi Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^d Community Case Management Program ^*

Author keywords

Care management; Continuous care; Low income; Utilization management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; NURSE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SKILL; SOCIAL WORKER; SUPPORT GROUP; TEAMWORK; UNITED STATES;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KANSAS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 20744453705     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/cmaj.5.2.87.66280     Document Type: Article

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