Accountable care organizations and radiology: Threat or opportunity?

JACR Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 900-906

  Abramson, Richard G ^a   Berger, Paul E ^c   Brant Zawadzki, Michael N ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

bundled payments; bundling; capitation; cost control; episodes of care; imaging utilization; integrated care; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; pay for performance; reimbursement; shared savings

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; LEADERSHIP; MEDICARE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT; TELERADIOLOGY;

EID: 84926241503     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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