Inclusive intake screening: Shaping medical problems into specialist-appropriate cases

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 385-410

  Jean, Yvette A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Front office workers; Gatekeeping; Intake screening; Patient processing; Referrals to specialists

Indexed keywords

CONVERSATION; DENIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SCREENING; SOCIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAL SECRETARIES; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 4143070333     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0141-9889.2004.00396.x     Document Type: Review

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