Pay for performance in health care: Strategic issues for Australian experiments

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-35

  Scott, Ian A ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL FEE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 34447501747     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01111.x     Document Type: Article

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