The potential of risk adjustment for the military health system TRICARE program

Military Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 964-971

  Ruben, Manon ^a   Mihara, Thomas ^b   Hill, Michelle ^a   Fristoe, Karrie ^b  

^a CSC   (United States)

^b Center for Health Care Management Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; MILITARY SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 27744501749     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.170.11.964     Document Type: Article

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