Considering an integrated nephrology care delivery model: Six principles for quality

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 682-686

  Lee Hamm, L ^a   Hostetter, Thomas H ^b   Shaffer, Rachel N ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c American Society of Nephrology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEADERSHIP; NEPHROLOGIST; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST SAVINGS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876060452     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.04460512     Document Type: Article

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