Wide variation in episode costs within a commercially insured population highlights potential to improve the efficiency of care

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2084-2093

  Ellis, Philip ^a   Sandy, Lewis G ^b   Larson, Aaron J ^c   Stevens, Simon L ^d  

^a UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform and Modernization   (United States)

^b UNITEDHEALTH GROUP   (United States)

^c UnitedHealthcare   (United States)

^d Global Health Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRODUCTIVITY; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EPISODE OF CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 84871912968     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0361     Document Type: Article

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