The relationship between physician compensation strategies and the intensity of care delivered to medicare beneficiaries

Health Services Research

Volumn 46, Issue 6 PART 1, 2011, Pages 1863-1882

  Landon, Bruce E ^a,b   Reschovsky, James D ^c   O'Malley, A James ^a   Pham, Hoangmai H ^d   Hadley, Jack ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^e GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

costs of care; financial incentives; Medicare; Physician payment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81755184335     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01294.x     Document Type: Article

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