A randomized trial of a pay-for-performance program targeting clinician referral to a state tobacco quitline

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1993-1999

  An, Lawrence C ^a   Bluhm, James H ^b   Foldes, Steven S ^b   Alesci, Nina L ^b   Klatt, Colleen M ^a   Center, Bruce A ^a   Nersesian, William S ^c   Larson, Mark E ^c   Ahluwalia, Jasjit S ^a   Manley, Marc W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota   (United States)

^c Fairview Physicians Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54049120056     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.18.1993     Document Type: Article

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