Randomized trial showed that an "embedded" survey strategy optimized authorization rates compared with two "after survey" strategies in veterans with PTSD

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 665-671

  Murdoch, Maureen ^a,b   Pietila, Diane M ^a   Partin, Melissa R ^a,b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Authorization; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; HIPAA; Patient surveys; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 77956646302     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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