Primary care physicians' links to other physicians through medicare patients: The scope of care coordination

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 236-242

  Priam, Hoangmai H ^a   O'Malley, Ann S ^a   Bach, Peter B ^b   Saiontz Martinez, Cynthia ^c   Schrag, Deborah ^d  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT CARE; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 60849087696     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-4-200902170-00004     Document Type: Article

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