Productivity, quality, and patient satisfaction: Comparison of part-time and full-time primary care physicians

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 663-667

  Whitehead, Terence R ^a   Cotta, Michael A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Part time physicians; Patient satisfaction; Productivity; Quality of care; Women in medicine

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; BENCHMARKING; BOSTON; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034793797     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.01111.x     Document Type: Article

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