Care plan oversight and home care/hospice: Revenue for telephone management

Comprehensive Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 226-229

  Bluestein, Hazel M ^a,b  

^a Montgomery Family Practice Residency Program   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILLING AND CLAIMS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION;

HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 34948862864     PISSN: 00988243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02698067     Document Type: Review

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