Measuring key integration outcomes: A case study of a large urban health center

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 226-235

  Suter, Esther ^a   Hyman, Melissa ^a   Oelke, Nelly ^a  

^a CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community health center; Evaluation framework; Integrated service delivery; Integration; Performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ALBERTA; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34547668674     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HMR.0000281624.43611.dd     Document Type: Article

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