An analysis of a case manager-driven emergent dialysis program

Professional Case Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-28

  Weaver, Christopher S ^a   Myers, Isaac J ^b   Huffman, Gretchen ^c   Vohito, Rancia ^d   Herceg, Dorian ^d  

^a Hosp Admin Including Transitions of Care for Patients Perf Improvement and Hlth Info Mgmt   (United States)

^b Health Care Administration Related to Medical Groups Managed Care Health Care Technology   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

case management; cost; dialysis; end stage renal disease; undocumented immigrant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 83155190187     PISSN: 15297764     EISSN: 15390675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCM.0b013e31822f6042     Document Type: Article

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