Group health cooperatives transformation toward patient-centered access

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 703-724

  Ralston, James D ^a   Martin, Diane P ^b   Anderson, Melissa L ^a   Fishman, Paul A ^a   Conrad, Douglas A ^a   Larson, Eric B ^a   Grembowski, David ^b  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

E mail; Health care access; Health care evaluation; Health care quality; Patient access to records; Patient centered care

Indexed keywords

E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IDAHO; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT ACCESS TO RECORDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 70449384409     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558709338486     Document Type: Review

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