Integrating community health centers into organized delivery systems can improve access to subspecialty care

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1708-1716

  Neuhausen, Katherine ^a   Grumbach, Kevin ^b   Bazemore, Andrew ^c   Phillips, Robert L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAID; PATIENT CARE; TELEHEALTH;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866327592     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1261     Document Type: Article

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