Congestive heart failure disease management in Medicare-managed care

American Heart Journal

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1153-1159

  Mehrotra, Ateev ^a   McNeil, Barbara J ^b   Landon, Bruce E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST CONTROL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROFIT; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

COST SAVINGS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36148945285     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.07.024     Document Type: Article

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