Effect of cardiac rehabilitation referral strategies on utilization rates: A prospective, controlled study

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-241

  Grace, Sherry L ^a,b,d   Russell, Kelly L ^b   Reid, Robert D ^c   Oh, Paul ^d   Anand, Sonia ^e   Rush, James ^f   Williamson, Karen ^g   Gupta, Milan ^h   Alter, David A ^d,i   Stewart, Donna E ^b  

^a York University   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^h William Osler Health Centre   (Canada)

ⁱ INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CANADA; COOPERATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; ONTARIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; TELEPHONE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 79953654727     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.501     Document Type: Article

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