Navigating poorly charted territory: Patient dilemmas in health care "nonsystems"

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 66, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Sofaer, Shoshanna ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Care coordination; Consumer engagement; Consumer information; Patient centered care; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; COORDINATION; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SPECIALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63149093709     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558708327945     Document Type: Article

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