Influence of cardiac surgeon report cards on patient referral by cardiologists in New York State after 20 years of public reporting

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 643-648

  Brown, David L ^a   Epstein, Arnold M ^b   Schneider, Eric C ^b,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality of healthcare; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC SURGEON; CARDIOLOGIST; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AND CONSULTATION; QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE; REFERRAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; THORACIC SURGERY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892378949     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000506     Document Type: Article

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