Helping members of a community-based health insurance scheme access quality inpatient care through development of a preferred provider system in rural Gujarat

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 274-282

  Ranson, M Kent ^a   Sinha, Tara ^b   Gandhi, Fenil ^b   Jayswal, Rupal ^b   Mills, Anne J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Chanda Niwas   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDIA; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LABOR UNIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL CLASS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 33845657793     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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