Health-related quality of life and quality of care in specialized medicare-managed care plans

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-84

  Grace, Susan C ^a   Elliott, Marc N ^b   Giordano, Laura A ^a   Burroughs, James N ^a   Malinoff, Rochelle L ^a  

^a Health Services Advisory Group   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

health related quality of life; HEDIS; Medicare Advantage; special needs plans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE PART C; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871537149     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0b013e31826746dc     Document Type: Article

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