Changing physician incentives for affordable, quality cancer care: Results of an episode payment model

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 322-326

  Newcomer, Lee N ^a   Gould, Bruce ^a   Page, Ray D ^a   Donelan, Sheila A ^a   Perkins, Monica ^a  

^a UNITEDHEALTH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; REGISTER; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 84907839719     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2014.001488     Document Type: Article

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