The ten characteristics of the high-performing chronic care system

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-90

  Ham, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77449158946     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133109990120     Document Type: Article

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