Has the Time Come for Salaried Nursing Home Physicians?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 673-674

  Katz, Paul R ^a   Scott, Kenneth ^b   Karuza, Jurgis ^a  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^b Life Care Centers of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITATION FEE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SALARY;

EID: 84866764101     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.04.014     Document Type: Editorial

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