Focusing on high-cost patients - The key to addressing high costs?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 376, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 807-809

  McWilliams, J Michael ^a,b   Schwartz, Aaron L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CONSULTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ECONOMICS;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85014913165     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1612779     Document Type: Review

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