Implications of reassigning patients for the medical home: A case study

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 493-498

  Coleman, Katie ^a   Reid, Robert J ^a   Johnson, Eric ^a   Hsu, Clarissa ^a   Ross, Tyler R ^a   Fishman, Paul ^a   Larson, Eric ^a  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Patient centered care; Patient centered medical home; Physician patient relations; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449281294     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1190     Document Type: Article

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