How the pioneer ACO model needs to change: Lessons from its best-performing ACO

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1341-1342

  Toussaint, John ^a   Milstein, Arnold ^b   Shortell, Stephen ^c  

^a ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 84884913407     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.279149     Document Type: Short Survey

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