Incorporating statistical uncertainty in the use of physician cost profiles

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Adams, John L ^a   McGlynn, Elizabeth A ^a   Thomas, J William ^b   Mehrotra, Ateev ^a,c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EPISODE OF CARE; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 77949753717     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-57     Document Type: Article

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