Attention to surgeons and surgical care is largely missing from early medicare accountable care organizations

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 972-979

  Dupree, James M ^a,b   Patel, Kavita ^c   Singer, Sara J ^d,e   West, Mallory ^c,f   Wang, Rui ^g   Zinner, Michael J ^g   Weissman, Joel S ^g  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Kinetix Group   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURGEON; SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURGEONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901987605     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1300     Document Type: Article

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