Value-driven health care: Implications for hospitals and hospitalists

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 507-511

  Conway, Patrick H ^a,b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health policy; Hospitalists; Pay for performance; Value driven health care

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 70449724748     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.535     Document Type: Review

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