The Primary Care Provider's Guide to Compensation and Quality
Subtitle: How to Get Paid and Not Get Sued (Book with Diskette for Windows)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; Aspen Publishers
Published: May 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Spiral-bound
Number of pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9780834217447
Subjects: Medicine: General Issues; Quality assurance; Medical care; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Practice Management & Reimbursement; Medical History & Records; Quality control; Reference; Medical fees
First sentence: The indicators that a government or private agency may issue report cards for primary care providers at some point in the future include the following: Several advisory organizations-the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), and the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), all private, nongovernmental organizations, say health care quality needs to be improved, including primary care.