Ethical issues raised by the introduction of payment for performance in France

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 485-491

  Saint Lary, Olivier ^a,c   Plu, Isabelle ^b   Naiditch, Michel ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b Paris Descartes ^*  (France)

^c IRDES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD;

ADULT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FRANCE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 84866341754     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100159     Document Type: Article

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