How changes in Washington university's medicare coordinated care demonstration pilot ultimately achieved savings

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1216-1226

  Peikes, Deborah ^a   Peterson, Greg ^a   Brown, Randall S ^a   Graff, Sandy ^b   Lynch, John P ^c  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST SAVINGS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MISSOURI; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84862853567     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0593     Document Type: Article

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