Mapping physician networks with self-reported and administrative data

Health Services Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1592-1609

  Barnett, Michael L ^a   Landon, Bruce E ^a,b   O'Malley, A James ^a   Keating, Nancy L ^a,d   Christakis, Nicholas A ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

health care systems; network analysis; Physician networks; physician referral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SELF REPORT; SHARED PATIENT; SURGEON;

AREA UNDER CURVE; BOSTON; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; ROC CURVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052528865     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01262.x     Document Type: Article

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