Six features of medicare coordinated care demonstration programs that cut hospital admissions of high-risk patients

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1156-1166

  Brown, Randall S ^a   Peikes, Deborah ^a   Peterson, Greg ^a   Schore, Jennifer ^a   Razafindrakoto, Carol M ^a  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; STAFF TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COST SAVINGS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862886273     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0393     Document Type: Article

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