The initial effects of physician compensation programs in Taiwan hospitals: Implications for staff model HMOs

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-26

  Chu, Hsuan Lien ^a   Liu, Shuen Zen ^b   Romeis, James C ^c   Yaung, Chih Liang ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Physician compensation; Staff model HMO

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHYSICIAN; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0037316656     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021956103175     Document Type: Article

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