Consideration of social values in the establishment of accountable care organizations in the USA

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 384-389

  Keren, Ron ^a,b   Littlejohns, Peter ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountable care organisations; Cost effectiveness; Health care; Medicare; Social values; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861320552     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261211239025     Document Type: Review

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