Addressing physician concerns about performance profiling: Experience with a local veterans affairs quality evaluation program

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-131

  Ta, Sony ^a   Goldzweig, Caroline ^b   Juzba, Michael ^c   Lee, Martin ^b   Wenger, Neil ^a   Yano, Elizabeth M ^b   Asch, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical performance; Diabetes mellitus; Quality of care; Veterans' administration

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 62549118689     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860608330828     Document Type: Article

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