The Patient-Centered Medical Neighborhood: Transformation of Specialty Care

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 344-349

  Spatz, Christin ^a   Bricker, Patricia ^b   Gabbay, Robert ^c  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

health care delivery transformation; patient centered medical home; primary care; specialty

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICINE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904281539     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860613498812     Document Type: Article

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