Phasing out fee-for-service payment

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 368, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 2029-2032

  Schroeder, Steven A ^a   Frist, William ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAPITATION FEE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SALARY; SHORT SURVEY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877941151     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsb1302322     Document Type: Article

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