Improving evaluations of value-based purchasing programs

Health Services Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5 PART 2, 2010, Pages 1559-1569

  McHugh, Megan ^a   Joshi, Maulik ^a,b  

^a Health Research and Educational Trust   (United States)

^b AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

bundled payment; impact research; implementation research; Payment reform; value based purchasing

Indexed keywords

COST; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PURCHASING; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; VALUE BASED PURCHASING;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 77956575159     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01147.x     Document Type: Review

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