Incentives in health: Different prescriptions for physicians and patients

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1375-1376

  Loewenstein, George ^a,b   Volpp, Kevin G ^b,c,d,e   Asch, David A ^b,c,d,e  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; COST; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

COST SHARING; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 84859410879     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.387     Document Type: Short Survey

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