An academic health center sees both challenges and enabling forces as it creates an accountable care organization

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2388-2394

  Tallia, Alfred F ^a   Howard, Jenna ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC HEALTH SERVICE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; WELLBEING;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871915767     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0155     Document Type: Article

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