Swimming against the current - What might work to reduce low-value care?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 371, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 1280-1283

  Colla, Carrie H ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; COST; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COST SHARING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907791089     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1404503     Document Type: Article

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