title: Patient referrals: a linchpin for increasing the value of care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts2Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts5National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Zirui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts3Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts4Partners Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Sequist
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts3Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Barnett
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*