Nonprimary care physicians' views on office-based quality incentive and improvement programs

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 427-439

  Murphy, Karen M ^a,b   Nash, David B ^c  

^a Physicians Health Alliance   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonprimary care physicians; Office based quality improvement; Pay for performance programs; Quality incentive programs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 55749102850     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860608324557     Document Type: Article

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