Linking payment to quality: Opportunities and challenges for critical care

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 491-492

  Kahn, Jeremy M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052439260     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201106-1104ED     Document Type: Editorial

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