Physician performance measurement: Tiered networks and dermatology (An opportunity and a challenge)

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1164-1169

  Freedman, John D ^a,b   Gottlieb, Alice Bendix ^b,c   Lizzul, Paul F ^b,c  

^a Freedman Healthcare LLC   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; NOTE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79956151505     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.07.004     Document Type: Editorial

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