Hospital Executives’ Perspectives on Pay-for-Performance and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Care

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 574-589

  Salamon, Jessica ^d   Bristol, Steffanie J ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d East Boston Neighborhood Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; pay for performance; race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MINORITY GROUP; RACE; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MINORITY GROUPS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 79952117734     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558709354522     Document Type: Article

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