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Primary Care Physicians' Conceptualization of Quality in Medicare's Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

Carl T. Berdahl, Molly C. Easterlin, Gery Ryan, Jack Needleman and Teryl K. Nuckols
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2021, 34 (3) 590-601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200555
Carl T. Berdahl
From the Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (CTB, TKN); Department of Emergency Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, West Hollywood, CA (CTB); University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) National Clinician Scholars Program (CTB, MCE); Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (MCE); Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center (MCE); Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA (GR); Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (JN).
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Molly C. Easterlin
From the Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (CTB, TKN); Department of Emergency Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, West Hollywood, CA (CTB); University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) National Clinician Scholars Program (CTB, MCE); Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (MCE); Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center (MCE); Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA (GR); Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (JN).
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Gery Ryan
From the Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (CTB, TKN); Department of Emergency Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, West Hollywood, CA (CTB); University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) National Clinician Scholars Program (CTB, MCE); Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (MCE); Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center (MCE); Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA (GR); Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (JN).
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Jack Needleman
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Teryl K. Nuckols
From the Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (CTB, TKN); Department of Emergency Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, West Hollywood, CA (CTB); University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) National Clinician Scholars Program (CTB, MCE); Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (MCE); Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center (MCE); Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA (GR); Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (JN).
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vol. 34 no. 3 590-601
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200555
PubMed 
34088819

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication October 21, 2020
  • Revision received January 19, 2021
  • Accepted for publication January 20, 2021
  • Published online June 4, 2021.

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  1. Carl T. Berdahl, MD, MS,
  2. Molly C. Easterlin, MD, MS,
  3. Gery Ryan, PhD,
  4. Jack Needleman, PhD and
  5. Teryl K. Nuckols, MD, MSHS
  1. From the Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (CTB, TKN); Department of Emergency Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, West Hollywood, CA (CTB); University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) National Clinician Scholars Program (CTB, MCE); Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (MCE); Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center (MCE); Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA (GR); Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (JN).
  1. Corresponding author: Carl T. Berdahl, MD, MS; Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Becker 113, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (E-mail: carl.berdahl{at}csmc.edu).
  1. Prior presentations: The research plan was presented as a poster at the National Clinician Scholars Program Annual Research Meeting in Atlanta, GA on November 15, 2016.

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2021, 34 (3) 590-601; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200555
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