Provider and patient directed financial incentives to improve care and outcomes for patients with diabetes

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-195

  Lorincz, Ilona S ^a   Lawson, Brittany C T ^a   Long, Judith A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral; Diabetes mellitus; Economics; Incentives; Pay for performance; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REIMBURSEMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84878640164     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: 15390829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-012-0353-9     Document Type: Article

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