Quality of care and performance-based reimbursement: The contemporary landscape and implications for urologists

Urology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1117-1125

  Miller, David C ^a   Wei, John T ^a   Montie, James E ^a   Hollenbeck, Brent K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

EID: 33744542989     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.01.004     Document Type: Review

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