Using an integrated COC index and multilevel measurements to verify the care outcome of patients with multiple chronic conditions

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Chan, Chien Lung ^a   You, Huey Jen ^a,b   Huang, Hsin Tsung ^a,b   Ting, Hsien Wei ^a,c  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^c Taipei Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869119191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-405     Document Type: Article

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