Physician Compensation Models in Medical Group Practice

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 18-27

  Conrad, Douglas A ^a   Noren, Jay ^b   Marcus Smith, Miriam ^a   Ramsey, Scott ^c   Kirz, Howard ^a,d   Wickizer, Thomas ^a   Perrin, Edward ^a   Ross, Austin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Group practice; Physician incentives plans; Physicians; Reimbursement mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030267688     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-199610000-00005     Document Type: Article

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