The morality of using mortality as a financial incentive: Unintended consequences and implications for acute hospital care

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 2213-2214

  Kupfer, Joel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL INDICATOR; FINANCIAL INCENTIVE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCOME; MORALITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84878602242     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.5009     Document Type: Short Survey

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