Impact of predictive model-directed end-of-life counseling for medicare beneficiaries

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 379-384

  Hamlet, Karen S ^a   Hobgood, Adam ^a   Hamar, Guy Brent ^a   Dobbs, Angela C ^a   Rula, Elizabeth Y ^a   Pope, James E ^a  

^a HEALTHWAYS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; TELECONSULTATION; TERMINAL CARE;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TELEPHONE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952837986     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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