Commentary

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-9

  Straube, Barry M ^a  

^a Centers for Medicare   (United States)

Author keywords

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Roadmap; Pay for performance; Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value based reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37249048928     PISSN: 15485595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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