Rethinking emergency department visits

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 290-295

  Resar, Roger K ^a   Griffin, Frances A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

avoidable ED visits; community coalitions; ED visits; non medical solutions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPISODE OF CARE; HUMANS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957328021     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0b013e3181f53424     Document Type: Article

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