Evidence-based financial incentives for healthcare reform putting it together

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-140

  Diamond, George A ^a,c   Kaul, Sanjay ^a,b  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Canada)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Coronary disease; Evidence based medicine; Healthcare policy

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NOTE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVASCULARIZATION; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL FEE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REIMBURSEMENT;

CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 67249162629     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.108.825695     Document Type: Note

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