Payment by results or payment by outcome? The history of measuring medicine

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 226-231

  O'Connor, Rory J ^a   Neumann, Vera C ^b  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 33744931126     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.99.5.226     Document Type: Review

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