Journal ArticleN C Med J · 2016
The health care system is slowly evolving from fee-for-service care to other forms of payment. Pay-for-performance contracts based on quality, patient satisfaction, and utilization are an important development along the continuum. The metrics are not perfe ...
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Journal ArticleDiabetes Obes Metab · June 2011
The prevalence of obesity, a major risk factor for many chronic diseases, has risen in most developed countries over the past several decades. The economic burden for both public and private health care systems is substantial. Although certain non-pharmace ...
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Journal ArticleW V Med J · 1996
Between 1983 and 1992, one surgeon at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, W.Va., performed 121 primary cruciate-sparing total knee arthroplasties on patients with degenerative joint disease. Rigorous preoperative screening criteria and surgical protocol were de ...
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