Determinants of radiologists' productivity in private group practices in California

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 108-114

  Monaghan, D A ^a,b   Kassak, K M ^c   Ghomrawi, H M K ^d  

^a Advanced Medical Management   (United States)

^b Intercity Radiology   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Group practice; Human resources; Practice characteristics; Productivity; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; JOB PERFORMANCE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARAMETER; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GROUP PRACTICE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RADIOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 31344439815     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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