Pay for performance: The best worst choice

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 323-324

  Millenson, M L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PAY FOR PERFORMANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD;

HUMANS; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 6344289165     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2004.011668     Document Type: Editorial

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