title: Neurosurgery quality: pay-for-performance, guidelines, and outcome measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Linskey
mesh_terms: D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005245:Fee Schedules / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020379:Risk Adjustment / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States