The association between residency training and internists' ability to practice conservatively

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1640-1648

  Sirovich, Brenda E ^a,b   Lipner, Rebecca S ^c   Johnston, Mary ^d   Holmboe, Eric S ^e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^c AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPROPRIATELY AGGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT SCORE; APPROPRIATELY CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT SCORE; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; END OF LIFE VISIT INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNIST; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICARE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE COST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ADULT; CERTIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84907979054     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: 21686114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.3337     Document Type: Article

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