Independent practice associations and physician-hospital organizations can improve care management for smaller practices

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1376-1382

  Casalino, Lawrence P ^a   Wu, Frances M ^b   Ryan, Andrew M ^a   Copeland, Kennon ^c   Rittenhouse, Diane R ^d   Ramsay, Patricia P ^b   Shortell, Stephen M ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c National Opinion Research Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION;

BUSINESS OF HEALTH; CHRONIC CARE; HEALTH REFORM; LEGAL/REGULATORY ISSUES; ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY OF CARE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN JOINT VENTURES; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ASSOCIATIONS; MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SMALL BUSINESS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84884215399     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0205     Document Type: Article

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