Effects of integrated delivery system on cost and quality

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Hwang, Wenke ^a   Chang, Jongwha ^a   LaClair, Michelle ^a   Paz, Harold ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM;

COST CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH CARE COSTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877954555     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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