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How Can We Make More Progress In Measuring Physicians' Performance To Improve The Value Of Care
Health Affairs, 09/18/09

Miller TP et al. – The lack of good information on providers’ performance is an impediment to improving the affordability and quality of health care. Knowing that certain hospitals or physicians produce more effective and efficient care would help consumers make appropriate purchases and create incentive for improvement. Yet many physicians resist such measurement efforts, unconvinced of their accuracy. Meanwhile, large employers want much more than their insurers provide to them, including attribution of quality and cost of care to individual physicians.

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Physicians' Attitudes Toward Post-MI Aspirin Prophylaxis: Findings from an Online Questionnaire in Europe and Latin America
Postgraduate Medicine, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 93%

Physicians Beliefs and Attitudes About End-of-Life Care: A Comparison of Selected Regions in Hungary and the United States
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 11/06/09 Relevance Score: 93%

Family Physician attitudes about prescribing using a drug formulary
BMC Family Practice, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 93%

Emergency Physician Perceptions of Patient Safety Risks
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 92%

Hormonal Testing and Pharmacologic Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians
Annals of Internal Medicine, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 90%