Ensuring patient access to sleep specialty care in the evolving U.S. healthcare system: Introducing the welltrinsic sleep network

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 463-464

  Morgenthaler, Timothy I ^a,b   Badr, M Safwan ^a,c  

^a American Academy of Sleep Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; AUTOTITRATING POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COST CONTROL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP MEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WELLTRINSIC SLEEP NETWORK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SLEEP DISORDERS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP MEDICINE SPECIALTY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901197513     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.3684     Document Type: Editorial

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