Physician experiences with, and ratings of, managed care organizations in Massachusetts

Medical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 589-599

  Williams, Thomas V ^b   Zaslavsky, Alan M ^b   Cleary, Paul D ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Managed care; Physician ratings; Plan satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EVALUATION STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MASSACHUSETTS; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033141752     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199906000-00008     Document Type: Article

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