The Method for Assigning Priority Levels (MAPLe): A new decision-support system for allocating home care resources

BMC Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hirdes, John P ^a,b   Poss, Jeff W ^a   Curtin Telegdi, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b HOMEWOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CASE MANAGER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMETRY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; CAREGIVER; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOME FOR THE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; CAREGIVERS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; ONTARIO; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 42649131034     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-6-9     Document Type: Article

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