Quality monitoring of physicians: Linking patients' experiences of care to clinical quality and outcomes

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1784-1790

  Sequist, Thomas D ^a,b,c   Schneider, Eric C ^a,d   Anastario, Michael ^e   Odigie, Esosa G ^e   Marshall, Richard ^b   Rogers, William H ^e,f   Safran, Dana Gelb ^e,f,g  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD VANGUARD MEDICAL ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient centered care; Primary care; Quality improvement; Quality measurement; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749177141     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0760-4     Document Type: Article

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