Value-based purchasing and hospital admissions: doing the right thing isn't easy

Editorial

Brent R Asplin. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Sep.

. 2010 Sep;56(3):258-60.

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.06.568.

No abstract available

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