Does A Medical Consortium Influence Health Outcomes of Hospitalized Cancer Patients? An Integrated Care Model in Shanxi, China

Objective: To assess the effect of the medical consortium policy on the outcomes of cancer patients admitted to secondary hospitals in Shanxi, China. Method: Electronic medical records of lung cancer (n = 8,193), stomach cancer (n = 5,693) and esophagus cancer (n = 2,802) patients hospitalized in se...

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Main Authors: Miao Cai, Echu Liu, Hongbing Tao, Zhengmin Qian, Qiang (John) Fu, Xiaojun Lin, Manli Wang, Chang Xu, Ziling Ni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2018-04-01
Series:International Journal of Integrated Care
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Online Access:https://www.ijic.org/articles/3588