Are physician reimbursement strategies associated with processes of care and patient satisfaction for patients with diabetes in managed care?

Health Services Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4 I, 2006, Pages 1221-1241

  Ettner, Susan L ^a   Thompson, Theodore J ^b   Stevens, Mark R ^c   Mangione, Carol M ^a   Kim, Catherine ^d   Steers, W Neil ^a   Goewey, Jennifer ^d   Brown, Arleen F ^a   Chung, Richard S ^e   Narayan, K M Venkat ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e Hawaii Medical Service Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Provider financial incentives; Quality of care; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PROTEINURIA; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALARY;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746352750     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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