The Medicare Health Outcomes Survey program: Overview, context, and near-term prospects

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Jones III, Nathaniel ^a   Jones, Stephanie L ^a   Miller, Nancy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE PART C; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4243062699     PISSN: 14777525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-2-33     Document Type: Article

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