Assessing individual physician performance: Does measurement suppress motivation?

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 2595-2596

  Cassel, Christine K ^a   Jain, Sachin H ^b  

^a AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL FEE; MOTIVATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESPONSIBILITY; REWARD; SHORT SURVEY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84862877112     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.6382     Document Type: Short Survey

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