Care coordination: A priority for health reform

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-274

  Robinson, Karen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

care coordination; chronic illness; health reform

Indexed keywords

CASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CASE MANAGEMENT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POLICY MAKING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955565578     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154410396572     Document Type: Article

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