The influence of physicians' practice management strategies and financial arrangements on quality of care among patients with diabetes

Medical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 829-839

  Keating, Nancy L ^a,b   Landrum, Mary Beth ^a   Landon, Bruce E ^a,c   Ayanian, John Z ^a,b   Borbas, Catherine ^d   Wolf, Robert ^a   Guadagnoli, Edward ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Hlthcare Eval and Res Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Financial incentives; Managed care; Practice management; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 4644302468     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000135829.73795.a7     Document Type: Review

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