Attributing patients to accountable care organizations: Performance year approach aligns stakeholders' interests

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 587-595

  Lewis, Valerie A ^a   McClurg, Asha Belle ^b   Smith, Jeremy ^a   Fisher, Elliott S ^a   Bynum, Julie P W ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICARE;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875043841     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0489     Document Type: Article

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19. To access the Appendix, click on the Appendix link in the box to the right of the article online