The effect of phase 2 of the premier hospital quality incentive demonstration on incentive payments to hospitals caring for disadvantaged patients

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1418-1436

  Ryan, Andrew M ^a   Blustein, Jan ^a   Doran, Tim ^b   D Michelow, Marilyn ^c   Casalino, Lawrence P ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health economics; hospitals; incentives in health care; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863726794     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01393.x     Document Type: Article

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