Family medicine patients who use retail clinics have lower continuity of care

Journal of Primary Care and Community Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 150-153

  Rohrer, James E ^a   Angstman, Kurt B ^a   Garrison, Gregory M ^a   Maxson, Julie A ^a   Furst, Joseph W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice evaluation; Managerial epidemiology; Nurse practitioners; Primary care; Retail medicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE EVALUATION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LETTER; MALE; MANAGERIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETAIL MEDICINE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

CLINICAL PRACTICE EVALUATION; MANAGERIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PRIMARY CARE; RETAIL MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905615230     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131912471683     Document Type: Article

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