Patients Report Better Satisfaction with Part-Time Primary Care Physicians, Despite Less Continuity of Care and Access

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 327-333

  Panattoni, Laura ^a   Stone, Ashley ^a   Chung, Sukyung ^a   Tai Seale, Ming ^a  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; continuity of care; part time work; patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939934471     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3104-6     Document Type: Article

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