A radiologist's primer on accountable care organizations

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 164-168

  Breslau, Jonathan ^a   Lexa, Frank J ^b  

^a Radiological Associates of Sacramento Medical Group Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountable care organization; health care reform; information technology

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LAW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RADIOLOGIST; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84928096764     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2010.08.005     Document Type: Review

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