Editorial: Can incentives to improve quality reduce disparities?

Health Services Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Ho, Karen ^a   Moy, Ernest ^a   Clancy, Carolyn M ^a  

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ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

EDITORIAL; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; RACE; REIMBURSEMENT; REWARD; SOCIOECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74549179577     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.01076.x     Document Type: Editorial

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