Cost savings associated with the use of community health centers

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-59

  Richard, Patrick ^a   Ku, Leighton ^b   Dor, Avi ^b   Tan, Ellen ^b   Shin, Peter ^b   Rosenbaum, Sara ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory care; community health centers; cost savings; cost benefit analysis; Medical Expenditures Panel Survey

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC;

EID: 83655181307     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0b013e31823d27b6     Document Type: Article

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