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A Scoping Review of Alternative Payment Models in Maternity Care: Insights in Key Design Elements and Effects on Health and Spending

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 21 (2021): Issue 2
By: Eline F. de Vries,  Zoë T.M. Scheefhals,  Mieneke de Bruin-Kooistra,  Caroline A. Baan and  Jeroen N. Struijs  
Open Access
|Apr 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5535 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: May 7, 2020
Accepted on: Jan 19, 2021
Published on: Apr 21, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
alternative payment models,
value-based health care,
maternity care,
APM,
value-based payment,
payment reform,
review

© 2021 Eline F. de Vries, Zoë T.M. Scheefhals, Mieneke de Bruin-Kooistra, Caroline A. Baan, Jeroen N. Struijs, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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