Effects of report cards on referral patterns to cardiac surgeons

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 718-731

  Epstein, Andrew J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Referral patterns; Report cards

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; MORTALITY;

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLICATION; SURGEON; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; STANDARDS; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FLORIDA; HUMANS; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 77956181961     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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