Shared savings in accountable care organizations: How to determine fair distributions

JAMA

Volumn 311, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1011-1012

  DeCamp, Matthew ^a   Sugarman, Jeremy ^a   Berkowitz, Scott ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; COST CONTROL; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHORT SURVEY;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; COST SAVINGS; COST SHARING; MEDICARE; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896801702     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.498     Document Type: Short Survey

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