The limits of objective assessment of medical practice

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 487-496

  Huddle, Thomas S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical judgment; Pay for performance; Performance assessment; Quality of care; Rule following; Social practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41349118498     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11017-007-9054-9     Document Type: Article

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