Using medicaid claims to identify children with asthma

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 196-203

  Dombkowski, Kevin J ^a   Lamarand, Kara ^a   Dong, Shiming ^a   Perng, Wei ^a   Clark, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

administrative claims; asthma; immunization registry; Medicaid; reminder recall; telephone survey

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REMINDER SYSTEM; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAID; PARENTS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; VACCINES;

EID: 84859722382     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31821a3fa7     Document Type: Article

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