Primary care and accountable care - Two essential elements of delivery-system reform

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 2301-2303

  Rittenhouse, Diane R ^a   Shortell, Stephen M ^b   Fisher, Elliott S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CERTIFICATION; COST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71849119605     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0909327     Document Type: Article

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