Neurosurgical practice and health care reform: Moving toward quality-based health care delivery

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Groman, Rachel F ^a   Rubin, Koryn Y ^b  

^a Clinical Affairs and Quality Improvement   (United States)

^b American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable care act; Health care reform; Outcomes; Quality; Value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873455231     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.9.FOCUS12308     Document Type: Article

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