Are Primary Care Practices Ready to Become Patient-Centered Medical Homes?

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 180-187

  Ullrich, Fred A ^a   Mackinney, A Clinton ^a   Mueller, Keith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family medicine; Medical home; Medicare; Policy; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84875806638     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2012.00433.x     Document Type: Article

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