Value-based insurance design in cardiology: Using "clinical nuance" to improve quality of care and contain costs

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1825-1827

  Stecker, Eric C ^a   Riles, Eric M ^b   Fendrick, A Mark ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

health spending; medication copayment; value based insurance

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; NOTE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84867850316     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.039     Document Type: Editorial

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