Care coordination in accountable care organizations: Moving beyond structure and incentives

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 778-780

  Press, Matthew J ^a   Michelow, Marilyn D ^a   MacPhail, Lucy H ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NOTE; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 84872358670     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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