Triple aim in Kinzigtal, Germany: Improving population health, integrating health care and reducing costs of care - Lessons for the UK?

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 205-222

  Hildebrandt, Helmut ^a,b   Schulte, Timo ^a   Stunder, Brigitte ^c  

^a OptiMedis AG   (Germany)

^b Gesundes Kinzigtal GmbH   (Germany)

^c MQNK ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Accountable care organization; Clinical commissioning groups; Gain share; Health care management; Health promotion; Integrated care; Population health; Public health; Social care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865508003     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14769011211255249     Document Type: Review

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