Variations in efficiency and the relationship to quality of care in the veterans health system

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 655-663

  Gao, Jian ^a   Moran, Eileen ^a   Almenoff, Peter L ^a   Render, Marta L ^a   Campbell, James ^a   Jha, Ashish K ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERAN;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79955625172     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0435     Document Type: Article

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