Priorities of health policy: Cost shifting or population health

Australia and New Zealand Health Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Richardson, Jeff R J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LAW SUIT; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CARE;

EID: 33746598799     PISSN: 17438462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-8462-2-1     Document Type: Article

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