What do physician recommendations of health plans mean?

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 9, Issue SPEC. ISS. 2, 2003, Pages

  Wholey, Douglas R ^a   Christianson, Jon B ^a   Jones, Kristina Fossum ^b   Finch, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNITEDHEALTH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; MODEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038298458     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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