Multiprofessional primary care units: What affects the clinical performance of Italian general practitioners?

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 315-336

  Armeni, Patrizio ^a   Compagni, Amelia ^a   Longo, Francesco ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

chronic care management; emergency room utilization; multiprofessional primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ITALY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STUDY DESIGN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84903834834     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558714536618     Document Type: Article

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