Paying for care episodes and care coordination

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 356, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1166-1168

  Davis, Karen ^a  

^a Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST OF ILLNESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33947245923     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe078007     Document Type: Editorial

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