When patient activation levels change, health outcomes and costs change, too

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 431-437

  Greene, Jessica ^a   Hibbard, Judith ^b   Sacks, Rebecca ^a   Overton, Valerie ^c   Parrotta, Carmen ^d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c Quality and innovation at the Fairview Medical Group   (United States)

^d Fairview Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACTIVATION MEASURE SCORE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; ADULT; AGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924629092     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0452     Document Type: Article

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