This technical report describes the methods and sensitivity analyses used by the authors in an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Purchasers are experimenting with a variety of approaches to control health care costs, inclu
John L. Adams,Ateev Mehrotra,J. William Thomas,et al. Physician Cost Profiling -- Reliability and Risk of Misclassification: Detailed Methodology and Sensitivity Analyses. 2010-01-01.