Changes in patients' experiences in medicare accountable care organizations

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 371, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 1715-1724

  McWilliams, J Michael ^a,b   Landon, Bruce E ^c   Chernew, Michael E ^a   Zaslavsky, Alan M ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care Department of Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICARE ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MEDICARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908431216     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsa1406552     Document Type: Article

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