Pay for Performance in Emergency Medicine

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 756-761

  Sikka, Rishi ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT CARE; PAY FOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; TERMINOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248547872     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.06.032     Document Type: Article

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