Accountable care organizations, the patient-centered medical home, and health care reform: What does it all mean?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 571-582

  Longworth, David L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052811949     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.78gr.11003     Document Type: Article

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