What part does a national health call centre play in an integrated primary care service?

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1249, 2007, Pages

  St George, Ian M ^a   Cullen, Matthew J ^b   Branney, Michelle ^a  

^a McKesson New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^b McKesson Asia Pacific ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; ARTICLE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TELEPHONE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOTLINES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TRIAGE;

EID: 33847245897     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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