Impact of a pay for performance program to improve diabetes care in the safety net

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Chien, Alyna T ^a   Eastman, Diana ^b   Li, Zhonghe ^b   Rosenthal, Meredith B ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes care; Healthcare quality; Medicaid; Pay for performance; Payment strategy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAY FOR PERFORMANCE PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867202943     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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