Association between patient-centered medical home rating and operating cost at federally funded health centers

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-66

  Nocon, Robert S ^a   Sharma, Ravi ^c   Birnberg, Jonathan M ^d   Ngo Metzger, Quyen ^c   Lee, Sang Mee ^b   Chin, Marshall H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^d Engaged Health Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COORDINATION; COST CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; OPERATING COST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; ADULT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863509057     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.7048     Document Type: Article

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