Innovations in care delivery to slow growth of US health spending

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1439-1440

  Milstein, Arnold ^a   Shortell, Stephen ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867146644     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.12659     Document Type: Short Survey

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