The health law partnership: Adding a lawyer to the health care team reduces system costs and improves provider satisfaction

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Pettignano, Robert ^a,c   Caley, Sylvia B ^b   McLaren, Susan ^d  

^a CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d College of Law ^*

Author keywords

cost; health law partnership; interdisciplinary; lawyers; Medicaid; medical legal partnership; outcomes; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LAWYER; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FAMILY HEALTH; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LAWYERS; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861797821     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31823991a9     Document Type: Article

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