Analysis & commentary: Driving quality gains and cost savings through adoption of medical homes

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 819-826

  Fields, Daniel ^a   Leshen, Elizabeth ^b   Patel, Kavita ^c,d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c White House   (United States)

^d DNA Analysis Unit 1   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL HOME; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL;

COST SAVINGS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957229990     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0009     Document Type: Note

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