Introducing coordinated care (2): Evaluation of design features and implementation processes implications for a preferred health system reform model

Health Policy

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-228

  Segal, Leonie ^a   Dunt, David ^b   Day, Susan E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care coordination; Client perceptions; Funds pooling; GP perceptions; Implementation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AUSTRALIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 2942746219     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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