title: Lessons learned preparing for Medicare bundled payments.
authors.affiliation: From the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mechanic
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tompkins
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States