Risk-stratification methods for identifying patients for care coordination

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 725-732

  Haas, Lindsey R ^a,c   Takahashi, Paul Y ^b   Shah, Nilay D ^a   Stroebel, Robert J ^b   Bernard, Matthew E ^c   Finnie, Dawn M ^a   Naessens, James M ^a  

^a Department of Health Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b Division of Health Care Policy and Research   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARE COORDINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887220442     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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