Care platforms: A basic building block for care delivery

Health Affairs

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1336-1340

  Bohmer, Richard M J ^a   Lawrence, David M ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 54349098235     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.5.1336     Document Type: Review

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