Can history and physical examination be used as markers of quality? An analysis of the initial visit note in musculoskeletal care

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 383-391

  Solomon, Daniel H ^a   Schaffer, Jonathan L ^a   Katz, Jeffrey N ^a   Horsky, Jan ^a   Burdick, Elisabeth ^a   Nadler, Eric ^a   Bates, David W ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation and management; History; Outcomes; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SHOULDER PAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS, PROBLEM-ORIENTED; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SHOULDER PAIN; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0034170165     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200004000-00005     Document Type: Article

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