The influence of payer mix on electronic prescribing by physicians

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-101

  Au, David W ^a   Menachemi, Nir ^a   Panjamapirom, Anantachai ^a   Brooks, Robert G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic prescribing; payer mix; physician practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK; SPECIALIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA COLLECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SPECIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650862510     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e3181dc8246     Document Type: Article

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