Physician Staffing Ratios in Staff-Model HMOs: A Cautionary Tale

Health Affairs

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-70

  Hart, L Gary ^a   Wagner, Edward ^a   Pirzada, Sarmad ^a   Nelson, Andrew F ^a   Rosenblatt, Roger A ^a  

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ARTICLE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANPOWER; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL STAFF; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; MINNESOTA; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0038432590     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.16.1.55     Document Type: Article

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