Writing the new playbook for U.S. health care: Lessons from Wisconsin

Health Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1343-1350

  Toussaint, John ^a  

^a ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART INFARCTION; INCIDENCE; PREMATURE LABOR; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST CONTROL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 70349199318     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.5.1343     Document Type: Article

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