Will pay for performance improve quality of care? The answer is in the details

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 1852-1853

  Epstein, Arnold M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EDITORIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84868526973     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1212133     Document Type: Editorial

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