Michigan's physician group incentive program offers a regional model for incremental 'fee for value' payment reform

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1993-2001

  Share, David A ^a   Mason, Margaret H ^a  

^a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN GROUP INCENTIVE PROGRAM; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD INSURANCE PLANS; GROUP PRACTICE; MICHIGAN; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; VALUE-BASED PURCHASING;

EID: 84871891893     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0328     Document Type: Article

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