Patient care outside of office visits: A primary care physician time study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-63

  Chen, Melinda A ^a   Hollenberg, James P ^a   Michelen, Walid ^b   Peterson, Janey C ^a   Casalino, Lawrence P ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Generations + / Northern Manhattan Health Network   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory care; care management care coordination; primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78751566632     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1494-7     Document Type: Article

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