Leading determinants of efficient dental care delivery

Autor: Terry G. O'Toole, Susan Bestgen, Sharron E. Rich, Patricia E. Arola, M. Marianne Jurasic, Gretchen Gibson, Judith A. Jones
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 73:195-203
ISSN: 0022-4006
DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12013
Popis: Objective Identify structure and process variables that significantly contributed to dentist productivity across VA Dental Service clinics using multiple VA national datasets from fiscal year 2010. Methods A retrospective, longitudinal analysis with the primary outcome of care provided, as measured by relative value units per clinically mapped full-time employee equivalent dentist, per year. Predictor variables included physical plant variables, staffing variables, complexity of the patient population, workplace climate, and environment of care. Predictor variables were initially assessed in a bivariate analysis with the primary outcome and those significant at P
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