The effect of different attribution rules on individual physician cost profiles

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 649-654

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

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL FEE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INSURANCE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MASSACHUSETTS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 77952996676     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-10-201005180-00005     Document Type: Article

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