An analysis of health system reform for dermatologists: Elements and implications of the patient protection and affordable care act

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 706-715

  Resneck Jr , Jack S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; cost control; dermatology; economics; government regulation; health care delivery; health expenditures; health policy; health reform; health system reform; incentives; insurance; insurance coverage; legislation; Medicaid; Medicare; physician payment; politics; public reporting; quality measures; quality of health care; taxes; uninsured

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGIST; DERMATOLOGY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMPLOYER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SKIN CANCER; SKIN SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956747847     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.07.020     Document Type: Editorial

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