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Effectiveness of a financial incentive to physicians for timely follow-up after hospital discharge: a population-based time series analysis
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Muhammad Mamdani, Jin Luo, Peter C. Austin, Noah M. Ivers, Donald A. Redelmeier and Chaim M. Bell
CMAJ October 02, 2017 189 (39) E1224-E1229; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.170092
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw
Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Mamdani, Redelmeier, Bell), University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Mamdani, Luo, Austin, Ivers, Redelmeier, Bell); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), University of Toronto; Sinai Health System (Bell); Women’s College Hospital (Ivers), Toronto, Ont.
MDMuhammad Mamdani
Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Mamdani, Redelmeier, Bell), University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Mamdani, Luo, Austin, Ivers, Redelmeier, Bell); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), University of Toronto; Sinai Health System (Bell); Women’s College Hospital (Ivers), Toronto, Ont.
PharmD MPHJin Luo
Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Mamdani, Redelmeier, Bell), University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Mamdani, Luo, Austin, Ivers, Redelmeier, Bell); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), University of Toronto; Sinai Health System (Bell); Women’s College Hospital (Ivers), Toronto, Ont.
MD MScPeter C. Austin
Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Mamdani, Redelmeier, Bell), University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Mamdani, Luo, Austin, Ivers, Redelmeier, Bell); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), University of Toronto; Sinai Health System (Bell); Women’s College Hospital (Ivers), Toronto, Ont.
PhDNoah M. Ivers
Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Mamdani, Redelmeier, Bell), University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Mamdani, Luo, Austin, Ivers, Redelmeier, Bell); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), University of Toronto; Sinai Health System (Bell); Women’s College Hospital (Ivers), Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDDonald A. Redelmeier
Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Mamdani, Redelmeier, Bell), University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Mamdani, Luo, Austin, Ivers, Redelmeier, Bell); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), University of Toronto; Sinai Health System (Bell); Women’s College Hospital (Ivers), Toronto, Ont.
MD MSHSRChaim M. Bell
Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Mamdani, Redelmeier, Bell), University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Mamdani, Luo, Austin, Ivers, Redelmeier, Bell); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), University of Toronto; Sinai Health System (Bell); Women’s College Hospital (Ivers), Toronto, Ont.
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Effectiveness of a financial incentive to physicians for timely follow-up after hospital discharge: a population-based time series analysis
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Muhammad Mamdani, Jin Luo, Peter C. Austin, Noah M. Ivers, Donald A. Redelmeier, Chaim M. Bell
CMAJ Oct 2017, 189 (39) E1224-E1229; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170092
Effectiveness of a financial incentive to physicians for timely follow-up after hospital discharge: a population-based time series analysis
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Muhammad Mamdani, Jin Luo, Peter C. Austin, Noah M. Ivers, Donald A. Redelmeier, Chaim M. Bell
CMAJ Oct 2017, 189 (39) E1224-E1229; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170092
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