Measuring physicians' productivity in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Academic Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 682-689

  Coleman, David L ^a   Moran, Eileen ^b   Serfilippi, Delchi ^b   Mulinski, Paul ^b   Rosenthal, Ronnie ^a   Gordon, Bruce ^b   Mogielnicki, R Peter ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MANAGEMENT; MARKET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0037703402     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200307000-00007     Document Type: Review

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