Flunking asthma? When HEDIS takes the ACT

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 487-494

  Lim, Kaiser G ^a   Patel, Ashok M ^a   Naessens, James M ^a   Li, James T ^a   Volcheck, Gerald W ^a   Wagie, Amy E ^a   Enders, Felicity B ^a   Beebe, Timothy J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTHCARE EFFECTIVENESS DATA AND INFORMATION SET; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 49549116205     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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