The looming threat of liability for accountable care organizations and what to do about it

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-142

  Harvey, H Benjamin ^a   Cohen, I Glenn ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; COST CONTROL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; PATIENT CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; COST SAVINGS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; RISK SHARING, FINANCIAL; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880156338     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.7339     Document Type: Short Survey

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