Pioneer accountable care organizations: Traversing rough country

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 313, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 2126-2127

  Casalino, Lawrence P ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ECONOMICS; MEDICAL FEE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MEDICARE;

EID: 84930438528     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.5086     Document Type: Editorial

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