Quality assurance in capitated physician groups: Where is the emphasis?

JAMA

Volumn 276, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 1236-1239

  Kerr, Eve A ^a,b,d,e   Mittman, Brian S ^a,b   Hays, Ron D ^a,b   Leake, Barbara ^a   Brook, Robert H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Ann Arbor Vet Aff Hlth Serv R   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029834629     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.276.15.1236     Document Type: Article

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