Improve quality, control spending, maintain access - Can the merit-based incentive payment system deliver?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 376, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 708-710

  Schneider, Eric C ^a   Hall, Cornelia J ^b  

^a The Commonwealth Fund   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICARE; MERIT BASED INCENTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SKILL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); COST CONTROL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85013682834     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1613876     Document Type: Review

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