Combined regional investments could substantially enhance health system performance and be financially affordable

Health Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1435-1443

  Homer, Jack ^a   Milstein, Bobby ^b   Hirsch, Gary B ^c   Fisher, Elliott S ^d  

^a The Massachusetts Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Creator of Learning Environments   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC MODEL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

COST SAVINGS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84982300275     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1043     Document Type: Article

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