Physician Profiling in Group Practices

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 28-39

  Tompkins, Christopher P ^a   Bhalotra, Sarita ^a   Garnick, Deborah W ^a   Chilingerian, Jon A ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Group practice; Organizations; Physical practice patterns; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

GROUP PRACTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030267538     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-199610000-00006     Document Type: Article

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