Rapid reengineering of acute medical care for medicare beneficiaries: The medicare innovations collaborative

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1204-1215

  Leff, Bruce ^a   Spragens, Lynn H ^b   Morano, Barbara ^c   Powell, Jennifer ^d   Bickert, Terri ^e   Bond, Christy ^f   DeGolia, Peter ^g   Malone, Michael ^h   Glew, Catherine ⁱ   McCrystle, Sindy ^j   Allen, Kyle ^k   Siu, Albert L ^l  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Spragens and Associates   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Powell and Associates   (United States)

^e GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f CROUSE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^k Riverside Health System   (United States)

^l VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; MEDICARE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; POLICY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862904945     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1187     Document Type: Article

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