Assessing the 'relative value' of diabetic patients treated through an incentivized, corporate compliance model

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-228

  Oldani, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes; medical compliance; relative value unit

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETIC PATIENT; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL RECORD; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955902685     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: 14692910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470.2010.493649     Document Type: Article

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