The changing effect of managed care on physician financial incentives

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 653-660

  Fang, Hai ^a   Rizzo, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53649107727     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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