Implementation of cancer clinical care pathways: A successful model of collaboration between payers and providers

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Feinberg, Bruce A ^a   Lang, James ^b   Grzegorczyk, James ^b   Stark, Donna ^b   Rybarczyk, Thomas ^b   Leyden, Thomas ^b   Cooper, Joseph ^a   Ruane, Thomas ^b   Milligan, Scott ^a   Stella, Philip ^c   Scott, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a CARDINAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium   (United States)

^c Physician Resource Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MICHIGAN; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84864415361     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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