Insurance status and access to urgent ambulatory care follow-up appointments

JAMA

Volumn 294, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1248-1254

  Asplin, Brent R ^a   Rhodes, Karin V ^b   Levy, Helen ^c   Lurie, Nicole ^d   Crain, A Lauren ^e   Carlin, Bradley P ^f   Kellermann, Arthur L ^g  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^e HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAID; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHYSICIAN SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24644495670     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.10.1248     Document Type: Article

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