The mis-measure of physician performance

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 782-785

  Glickman, Seth W ^a   Schulman, Kevin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NOTE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; STANDARDS;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887223487     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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