Use of specialty OB consults during high-risk pregnancies in a Medicaid-covered population: Initial impact of the Arkansas ANGELS intervention

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 699-720

  Bronstein, Janet M ^a   Ounpraseuth, Songthip ^b   Jonkman, Jeffrey ^c   Fletcher, David ^b   Nugent, Richard R ^b   McGhee, Judith ^d   Lowery, Curtis L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d State of Arkansas ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

high risk pregnancies; maternal fetal medicine; Medicaid; physician referrals; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; OBSTETRICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARKANSAS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868521177     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558712458157     Document Type: Article

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