Prevalence, predictors, and patient outcomes associated with physician co-management: Findings from the Los Angeles women's health study

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3 PART 1, 2012, Pages 1091-1116

  Rose, Danielle E ^a   Tisnado, Diana M ^b   Tao, May L ^c   Malin, Jennifer L ^a   Adams, John L ^d   Ganz, Patricia A ^b   Kahn, Katherine L ^b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Center for Radiation Therapy of Beverly Hills   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer care; patient ratings of care; physician co management; physician practice style; provider network restrictions; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN COMANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PREDICTION; SPECIALIZATION; VIGNETTE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84861183263     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01359.x     Document Type: Article

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