Attitudes toward pay-for-performance initiatives among primary care osteopathic physicians in small group practices

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-24

  Locke, Robert G ^a,c   Srinivasan, Malathi ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Neonatalogy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 39449105698     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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