Evaluating the physician office visit: In pursuit of a valid and reliable measure of quality improvement efforts

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-37

  Seibert, Jerry H ^a   Strohmeyer, Jan M ^a   Carey, Raymond G ^b  

^a Parkside Associates Inc   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient satisfaction; Quality improvement; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY;

FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029655749     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-199601000-00003     Document Type: Article

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