Improving quality of health care through pay-for-performance programs

Health Care Manager

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-112

  Hazelwood, Anita ^a   Cook, Ellen D ^b  

^a University of Louisiana at Lafayette   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

HEDIS; Pay for performance; Performance measurement; Transparency; Value based purchasing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43449103660     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HCM.0000285037.12043.a3     Document Type: Review

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