Implementation of a pilot accountable care organization payment model and the use of discretionary and nondiscretionary cardiovascular care

Circulation

Volumn 130, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 1954-1961

  Colla, Carrie H ^a   Goodney, Philip P ^a   Lewis, Valerie A ^a   Nallamothu, Brahmajee K ^a   Gottlieb, Daniel J ^a   Meara, Ellen ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid atherosclerosis; economics, medical; health policy; myocardial infarction; stroke

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84916611839     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.011470     Document Type: Article

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