Building the path to accountable care

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 365, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 2445-2447

  Fisher, Elliott S ^a   McClellan, Mark B ^b   Safran, Dana G ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; MEDICARE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855397841     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1112442     Document Type: Short Survey

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