The contribution of health plans and provider organizations to variations in measured plan quality

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 210-218

  Baker, Laurence C ^a,b   Hopkins, David S P ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Pacific Business Group on Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Health plans; HEDIS scores; Provider groups; Quality measurement; Setting of care

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTHCARE EFFECTIVENESS DATA AND INFORMATION SET; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953499333     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq011     Document Type: Article

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