Apple Pickers or Federal Judges: Strong versus Weak Incentives in Physician Payment

Health Services Research

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 2049-2056

  Kronick, Richard ^a   Casalino, Lawrence P ^b   Bindman, Andrew B ^c  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PROFESSIONALISM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; CARE BUNDLE; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PURCHASING; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; VALUE-BASED PURCHASING;

EID: 84958835927     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12424     Document Type: Editorial

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