If accountable care organizations are the answer, who should create them?

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 2261-2262

  Fuchs, Victor R ^a   Schaeffer, Leonard D ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861878717     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.5564     Document Type: Short Survey

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