Health care cost and value: The way forward

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 671-672

  McMahon, Laurence F ^a   Chopra, Vineet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84857077951     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.136     Document Type: Short Survey

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