Incorporating disparity reduction into pay-for-performance

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-136

  Chien, Alyna T ^a   Chin, Marshall H ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; RACISM;

HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 58149144572     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0884-6     Document Type: Editorial

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