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May 18, 2010 | Journal Article
When a patient sees multiple doctors, health plan and government analysts use different rules to assign primary responsibility to a single physician. This article presents a study that examined how those rules affect a physician's cost profile (e.g., high cost or low cost).
April 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Patient-centered health care promotes improved health outcomes and satisfaction with care.
July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
From 1997 through 2000, Health Research conducted research on the role that international medical school graduates play in New York State's health care delivery system.
July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
From 1995 to 1998, researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, studied the impact on patient care when specialist physicians assume the generalist role.
January 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
The People-to-People Health Foundation conducted a national survey of rural physicians in 1993 and 1994 to examine their practice style and supply in medically underserved areas.
January 1, 1997 | Program Result Report
During 1992 and 1993, staff at the Johns Hopkins Health System created a plan to develop and market a managed care product offering capitated specialist care for the employed chronically ill.
January 29, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A report completed this month examines how the Affordable Care Act will affect the nation’s supply of physicians.
November 13, 2012 | Story
Four decades ago, RWJF gave a grant to a visionary who called the world’s attention to the health effects of child abuse and neglect.
March 18, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines the accuracy of tools to identify lower-cost physicians. Many proposed health reforms rely on the identification of physicians who provide lower-cost services for a given condition. However, no rigorous evaluation has assessed whether the tools used to identify lower-cost physicians are accurate.
August 1, 2004 | Journal Article
About one fourth of practicing physicians in the United States graduated from medical schools in other countries. While much attention has been given to their role in the physician workforce, less attention has been given to the impact international ...