Pay for performance in critical care: An executive summary of the position paper by the Society of Critical Care Medicine

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2625-2631

  Egol, Andrew ^a   Shander, Aryeh ^a   Kirkland, Lisa ^a   Wall, Michael H ^a   Dorman, Todd ^a   Dasta, Joe ^a   Bagwell, Sandra ^a   Kaufman, David ^a   Matthews Jr , Paul ^a   Greenwald, Bruce M ^a   Herr, Daniel L ^a   Stavish, Cynthia ^a   Thompson, Carol ^a   Fahy, Brenda G ^a  

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Author keywords

Pay for performance; Performance incentives; Quality measures; Quality reporting; Reimbursement; Value based purchasing

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD;

EID: 69349084569     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181b4c3ad     Document Type: Article

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