Association between licensing examination scores and resource use and quality of care in primary care practice.

Autor: Tamblyn, Robyn, Abrahamowicz, Michael, Brailovsky, Carlos, Grand'Maison, Paul, Lescop, Joelle, Norcini, John, Girard, Nadyne, Haggerty, Jeannie
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Zdroj: JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; 9/16/98, Vol. 280 Issue 11, p969, 8p, 2 Charts
Abstrakt: Considers how clinical competence is a determinant of the quality of care delivered, and may be associated with use of health care resources by primary care physicians. Study to determine if licensing examination scores were associated with selected aspects of quality of care and resource use in initial primary care practice; Objective; Design; Setting; Participants; Main outcome measures; Results; Conclusions.
Databáze: Complementary Index