Transitional care management reimbursement to reduce COPD readmission

Chest

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 149-155

  Kangovi, Shreya ^a,c   Grande, David ^b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONOLOGIST; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSITIONAL CARE MANAGEMENT;

AFTERCARE; AMBULATORY CARE; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY MEDICINE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892651359     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-0787     Document Type: Article

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