Unannounced standardized patient assessment of the Roter Interaction Analysis System: The challenge of measuring patient-centered communication

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 254-260

  Weiner, Saul J ^a,b,c   Schwartz, Alan ^a   Cyrus, Kali ^a   Binns–Calvey, Amy ^a   Weaver, Frances M ^b,d,e   Sharma, Gunjan ^a   Yudkowsky, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VA Center for the Management of Complex Chronic Care   (United States)

^c JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

medical decision making; patient centered communication; performance assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; ROTER INTERACTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; SIMULATION;

EID: 84873432221     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2221-3     Document Type: Article

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