Redesigning care for patients at increased hospitalization risk: The comprehensive care physician model

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 770-777

  Meltzer, David O ^a   Ruhnke, Gregory W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID INNOVATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RISK FACTOR; AMBULATORY CARE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN JOINT VENTURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899882880     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0072     Document Type: Article

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