Comparative effectiveness of care coordination interventions in the emergency department: A systematic review

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-23

  Katz, Elyse B ^a   Carrier, Emily R ^b   Umscheid, Craig A ^c   Pines, Jesse M ^d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84862651356     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.02.025     Document Type: Article

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