Quality-based payment for medical groups and individual physicians

Inquiry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-181

  Robinson, James C ^a,b   Shortell, Stephen M ^b   Rittenhouse, Diane R ^c   Fernandes Taylor, Sara ^b   Gillies, Robin R ^b   Casalino, Lawrence P ^d  

^a School of Public Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAID; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 69449084163     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_46.02.172     Document Type: Article

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