The effects of quality of care on costs: A conceptual framework

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 316-353

  Nuckols, Teryl K ^a,b   Escarce, José J ^a,b   Asch, Steven M ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cost benefit analysis; diabetes mellitus, type 2; economics; models, theoretical; quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE COURSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MONITORING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84879012318     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/milq.12015     Document Type: Article

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