Transforming data into practical information: Using consumer input to improve home-care services

Gerontologist

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 116-122

  Applebaum, Robert ^a   Kunkel, Suzanne ^a   Wilson, Ken ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Care management; Consumer satisfaction; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34250878616     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/47.1.116     Document Type: Article

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