Association between physician compensation methods and delivery of guideline-concordant STD care: Is there a link?

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 426-432

  Pourat, Nadereh ^a   Rice, Thomas ^b   Tai Seale, Ming ^c   Bolan, Gail ^d   Nihalani, Jas ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REIMBURSEMENT; SALARY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 22544481739     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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