Medicare's bundled payments for care improvement initiative: Expanding enrollment suggests potential for large impact

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 814-820

  Chen, Lena M ^a   Meara, Ellen ^a   Birkmeyer, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BUNDLED PAYMENTS FOR CARE IMPROVEMENT; CARDIOLOGY; CARE BUNDLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84947426838     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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