Primary care: Can it solve employers' health care dilemma?

Health Affairs

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 151-158

  Sepulveda, Martin J ^a   Bodenheimer, Thomas ^b   Grundy, Paul ^c  

^a IBM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Healthcare Technology and Strategic Initiatives

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; MEDICARE; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849192511     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.1.151     Document Type: Note

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