Financial incentives and the art of payment reform

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2028-2030

  Hollenbeck, Brent K ^a   Nallamothu, Brahmajee K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC IMAGING; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAID; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 80755171401     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1630     Document Type: Editorial

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