Evaluation of Clinical and Economic Outcomes Following Implementation of a Medicare Pay-for-Performance Program for Surgical Procedures

Kyung Mi Kim; Justin S. White; Wendy Max; Susan A. Chapman; Ulrike Muench

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journal article Aug 18, 2021

Evaluation of Clinical and Economic Outcomes Following Implementation of a Medicare Pay-for-Performance Program for Surgical Procedures

Kyung Mi Kim Justin S. White Wendy Max Susan A. Chapman Ulrike Muench

JAMA Network Open Vol. 4 No. 8 pp. e2121115 · American Medical Association (AMA)

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Published: Aug 18, 2021
Vol/Issue: 4(8)
Pages: e2121115

Authors

K

Kyung Mi Kim

Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California School of Nursing, San Francisco

J

Justin S. White

Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco

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Wendy Max

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California School of Nursing, San Francisco; Institute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco

S

Susan A. Chapman

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California School of Nursing, San Francisco

U

Ulrike Muench

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California School of Nursing, San Francisco; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco

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Kyung Mi Kim, Justin S. White, Wendy Max, et al. (2021). Evaluation of Clinical and Economic Outcomes Following Implementation of a Medicare Pay-for-Performance Program for Surgical Procedures. JAMA Network Open, 4(8), e2121115. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.21115

Evaluation of Clinical and Economic Outcomes Following Implementation of a Medicare Pay-for-Performance Program for Surgical Procedures

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