The Effect of Performance Incentives on Resident Documentation in an Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-319

  Pines, Jesse M ^a   Reiser, Robert C ^b   Brady, William J ^b   Braithwaite, Sabina A ^b   Ghaemmaghami, Chris A ^b   Cardella, Kathleen ^b   Martin, Marcus L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

documentation; emergency medicine; incentives; reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT;

DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY;

EID: 33947495127     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.07.028     Document Type: Article

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