Transformation of the Health Care Industry: Curb Your Enthusiasm?

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 57-109

  Burns, Lawton R ^a   Pauly, Mark V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cost; organization; payment; quality; value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; UNITED STATES; ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85043304728     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12312     Document Type: Article

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