Pay-for-performance and public reporting program participation and administrative challenges among small- and medium-sized physician practices

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 299-312

  Hearld, Larry R ^a   Alexander, Jeffrey A ^b   Shi, Yunfeng ^c   Casalino, Lawrence P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

administrative challenges; pay for performance; physician practices; public reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; ENDOCRINOLOGIST; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PAY FOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PULMONOLOGIST; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MANAGEMENT; MANDATORY REPORTING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899797049     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558713509018     Document Type: Article

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