Evaluating patient compliance with nurse advice line recommendations and the impact on healthcare costs

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 534-542

  Bogdan, Gregory M ^a   Green, Jody L ^a   Swanson, Diane ^b   Gabow, Patricia ^b   Dart, Richard C ^a,b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REDUCTION; SAFETY; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORADO; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 4143145366     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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