Changes in health care spending and quality 4 years into global payment

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 371, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 1704-1714

  Song, Zirui ^a,b,f   Rose, Sherri ^b   Safran, Dana G ^c,d   Landon, Bruce E ^b,e   Day, Matthew P ^c   Chernew, Michael E ^b,f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE QUALITY CONTRACT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL PAYMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD INSURANCE PLANS; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908433358     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsa1404026     Document Type: Article

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