Will using Medicare data to rate doctors benefit patients?

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 532-533

  Werner, Rachel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84859361255     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-7-201204030-00396     Document Type: Article

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