Reductions in costly healthcare service utilization: Findings from the care advocate program

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1102-1107

  Shannon, George R ^a   Wilber, Kathleen H ^b   Allen, Douglas ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Greater Newport Physicians IPA   (United States)

Author keywords

Care management; Home and community based services; Managed care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SOCIAL WORK; TELECONSULTATION;

AGED; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST SAVINGS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 33745631229     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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