Characteristics of medical practices in three developed managed care markets

Health Services Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 675-696

  Landon, Bruce E ^a,b   Normand, Sharon Lise T ^a,c   Frank, Richard ^a   McNeil, Barbara J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial incentives; Managed care; Physician groups

Indexed keywords

CAPITATION FEE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPENSATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; MANAGED CARE; MARKET; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SALARY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 20344363408     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00380.x     Document Type: Review

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