Accelerating the adoption of medical homes in connecticut: A chronic-care support system modeled after public utilities

Connecticut Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-178

  Villagra, Victor G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Health and Technology Vector Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONNECTICUT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALS, CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84858823967     PISSN: 00106178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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