Changes in medicare reimbursement and patient-nephrologist visits, quality of care, and health-related quality of life

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 621-627

  Mentari, Evelyn K ^b   Deoreo, Peter B ^b   O'Connor, Andrew S ^b   Love, Thomas E ^b   Ricanati, Edmond S ^b   Sehgal, Ashwini R ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adherence; Anemia; Control chart; Dialysis adequacy; end stage renal disease (ESRD); Health related quality of life; Hemodialysis (HD); Medicare; Patient outcomes; Physician contact; Quality improvement; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; OFFICE VISITS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25644452133     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.06.012     Document Type: Article

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