Pay for performance in rheumatology: Will we get the carrot or the stick?

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1203-1206

  Gibofsky, Allan ^a,c   Harrington Jr , J Timothy ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GLUCOCORTICOID;

DISEASE ACTIVITY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GOUT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; ECONOMICS; FEE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RHEUMATOLOGY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

FEES AND CHARGES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RHEUMATOLOGY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 54949107755     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24005     Document Type: Editorial

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