The early experience of a hospital-based pay-for-performance program

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-107

  Sautter, Karen M ^a   Bokhour, Barbara G ^a,b   White, Bert ^a   Young, Gary J ^a,c   Burgess Jr , James F ^a,c   Berlowitz, Dan ^a,c   Wheeler, John R C ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248559884     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-200703000-00006     Document Type: Article

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