Korean National Health Insurance Value Incentive Program: Achievements and future directions

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 148-155

  Kim, Sun Min ^a   Jang, Won Mo ^a   Ahn, Hyun Ah ^a   Park, Hyang Jeong ^a   Ahn, Hye Sook ^a  

^a Health Insurance Review Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Incentives; Quality improvement; Quality of health care; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CESAREAN SECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KOREA; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VALUE INCENTIVE PROGRAM;

BENCHMARKING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84863107618     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2012.45.3.148     Document Type: Review

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