A comparative study of the impact of certified and noncertified ophthalmic medical personnel on practice quality and productivity

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-34

  Woodworth Jr , Kenneth E ^a   Donshik, Peter C ^b   Ehlers, William H ^b   Pucel, David J ^c   Anderson, Lynn D ^d   Thompson, Nathan A ^d  

^a Kentucky Eye Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Performance Training Systems Inc   (United States)

^d Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology   (United States)

Author keywords

Certified ophthalmic medical personnel; Noncertified ophthalmic medical personnel

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYABILITY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NORMAL HUMAN; OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST; OPHTHALMIC TECHNOLOGIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL IMAGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SKILL; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049024928     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e31805ce1c0     Document Type: Article

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