Utilization and costs for children who have special health care needs and are enrolled in a hospital-based comprehensive primary care clinic

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Berman, Steve ^a,c   Rannie, Michael ^c   Moore, Laurie ^b   Elias, Ellen ^a   Dryer, Leonard J ^c   Jones Jr , M Douglas ^a  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Firearms; Health promotion; Injury prevention and control; Intervention

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GIFTED CHILD; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICINE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, EXCEPTIONAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COLORADO; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MALE; MEDICAID; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 27744552324     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-2084     Document Type: Article

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