Improving hospital incentives with better cost data

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 376, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1010-1011

  Ederhof, Merle ^a   Ginsburg, Paul B ^b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL POLICY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICARE; PROFIT; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARDIZATION; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL CHARGES; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85015911195     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1613181     Document Type: Editorial

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