Hospital readmissions and the affordable care act: Paying for coordinated quality care

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1794-1795

  Kocher, Robert P ^a   Adashi, Eli Y ^b  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054881110     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1561     Document Type: Note

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