Physician performance measurement the importance of understanding physician behavior

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1444-1446

  Drozda Jr , Joseph P ^a  

^a Center for Innovative Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NOTE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84882261971     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6808     Document Type: Note

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