The need for access to Medicare fee-for-service claims data.
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چکیده
THECENTERSFORMEDICARE&MEDICAIDSERVICES(CMS) is the largest US payer of fee-for-service health care claims.However,healthcareprovidershavehad,atbest, limitedaccess toMedicare fee-for-servicedatabecause CMS has not made the information broadly accessible. Access to Medicare fee-for-service data could help increase efficiency in health care delivery, reduce costs, and improve the quality ofcare.Recentremedieshavetakenshapeaspartofimplementing theAffordableCareAct(ACA),buthaveyet tobearmuchfruit.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JAMA
دوره 310 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013