Episodes of care: Is emergency medicine ready?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 351-357

  Wiler, Jennifer L ^a   Beck, Dennis ^c   Asplin, Brent R ^b   Granovsky, Michael ^d   Moorhead, John ^e   Pilgrim, Randy ^f   Schuur, Jeremiah D ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

^c Medical Center of Aurora   (United States)

^d Fort Washington Hospital   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Division of Emergency   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EPISODE OF CARE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860217168     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.08.020     Document Type: Article

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