Association between quality of care and the sociodemographic composition of physicians' patient panels: A repeat cross-sectional analysis

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 987-994

  Carrier, Emily R ^a   Schneider, Eric ^b   Pham, Hoangmai H ^c   Bach, Peter B ^d  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; payment incentives; quality

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052282719     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1740-7     Document Type: Article

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