Improving access to pediatric subspecialty care: Initial failures and lessons learned

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 320-329

  Britto, Maria T ^a   Byczkowski, Terri L ^a   Anneken, Amy M ^a   Hausfeld, Jackie ^a   Schoettker, Pamela J ^a   Farrell, Michael K ^a   Kotagal, Uma R ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced access; Subspecialty; Supply and demand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; OHIO; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 58149343430     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.QMH.0000338553.13136.57     Document Type: Article

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