Provider performance measures in private and public programs: Achieving meaningful alignment with flexibility to innovate

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1453-1461

  Higgins, Aparna ^a,b   Veselovskiy, German ^a   McKown, Lauren ^a  

^a America's Health Insurance Plans   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PLAN EMPLOYER DATA AND INFORMATION SET; HUMAN; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

HEALTH REFORM; MANAGED CARE; QUALITY OF CARE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884226715     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0007     Document Type: Article

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