Massachusetts general physicians organization's quality incentive program produces encouraging results

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1748-1756

  Torchiana, David F ^a   Colton, Deborah G ^b   Rao, Sandhya K ^a   Lenz, Sarah K ^b   Meyer, Gregg S ^c   Ferris, Timothy G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MGPO ^*  (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; COST; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; RADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; MEDICAL STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84885408433     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0377     Document Type: Article

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