Division of labor in medical office practices

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 525-537

  Dobson, Gregory ^a   Pinker, Edieal ^a   Horn, R Lawrence Van ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Econometric analysis; Healthcare management; Service operations; Survey research

Indexed keywords

COORDINATION COSTS; DIVISION OF LABOR; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL BENEFITS; HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT; NET EFFECT; PER UNIT; PRIMARY CARE; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SERVICE OPERATIONS; SUPPORT STAFF; SURVEY RESEARCH;

HEALTH CARE;

SURVEYS;

EID: 68349089212     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: 15265498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.1080.0236     Document Type: Article

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