Risk-adjusted payment for and performance assessment of primary care

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 640-642

  Grazier, Kyle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84863837678     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31825cb487     Document Type: Editorial

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