Pay-for-performance system for English physicians

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2176-2177

  Rosof, Bernard M ^a   Sirio, Carl A ^b   Kmetik, Karen S ^c  

^a Northwell Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

HEALTH CARE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB PERFORMANCE; LETTER; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 56249111353     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc081751     Document Type: Letter

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