ACOs and High-Cost Patients

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 374, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 203-205

  Powers, Brian W ^a,b   Chaguturu, Sreekanth K ^a,c,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84979907738     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1511131     Document Type: Review

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