An Analysis of Medicare's Incentive Payment Program for Physicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-117

  Chan, Leighton ^a,c   Hart, L Gary ^a   Ricketts III, Thomas C ^b   Beaver, Shelli K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Division of Quality Improvement   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ALASKA; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEDICARE ASSIGNMENT; MEDICARE PART B; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 1642393140     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2004.tb00016.x     Document Type: Article

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