Physician perceptions of choosing wisely and drivers of overuse

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 337-343

  Colla, Carrie H ^b   Kinsella, Elizabeth A ^a   Morden, Nancy E ^b   Meyers, David J ^c   Rosenthal, Meredith B ^d   Sequist, Thomas D ^e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^c Department of Health Policy and Management ^*  (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CONFUSION (UNCERTAINTY); COST CONSCIOUSNESS SCALE; DECISION MAKING; DISCOMFORT WITH UNCERTAINTY SCALE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGERY; SURVEY ON OVERUSE AND KNOWLEDGE OF CHOOSING WISELY; ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL OVERUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84971423362     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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