Activity based financing in England: The need for continual refinement of payment by results

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 419-427

  Street, Andrew ^a   Maynard, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; FEES AND CHARGES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 49249098066     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S174413310700429X     Document Type: Article

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