Expanding primary care capacity by reducing waste and improving the efficiency of care

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1990-1997

  Shipman, Scott A ^a,b   Sinsky, Christine A ^c  

^a ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c Medical Clinic and Health Plans   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMPOWERMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRINTING; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK REDUCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEAMWORK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WASTE; WORKFLOW;

ACCESS TO CARE; ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY OF CARE; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY CARE; WORKFORCE ISSUES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888108155     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0539     Document Type: Article

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