Ambulatory care visits and physician satisfaction: From medical directors' perspectives

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 236-244

  Yeh, Shu Chuan Jennifer ^a,b   Wan, Thomas T H ^c   Huang, Chia Hsiung ^d   Lo, Ying Ying ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAJEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Cost containment; Physician payment; Physician satisfaction; Universal health insurance

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SATISFACTION; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PHYSICIANS; POLICY MAKING; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34547700262     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HMR.0000281622.97868.90     Document Type: Review

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