Transferred and delayed care of patients with colorectal cancer in a safety-net hospital system-manifestations of a distressed healthcare system

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1142-1149

  Shah, Jessica P ^a   Valdes, Marisa ^b   Rockey, Don C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic; Health policy; Heath disparity; Populations at risk; Race

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866916398     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2040-6     Document Type: Article

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