HEDIS initiation and engagement quality measures of substance use disorder care: Impact of setting and health care specialty

Population Health Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 191-196

  Harris, Alex H S ^a   Bowe, Thomas ^a   Finney, John W ^a   Humphreys, Keith ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 68949201556     PISSN: 19427891     EISSN: 19427905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pop.2008.0028     Document Type: Article

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