Risk adjustment for primary care: An essential tool for health system reform

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 637-639

  Goroll, Allan H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

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

EID: 84863842583     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31825cb499     Document Type: Editorial

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