Association Between Licensing Examination Scores and Resource Use and Quality of Care in Primary Care Practice
Authors:
- Robyn TamblynRTRobyn Tamblyn
- Michael AbrahamowiczMAMichael Abrahamowicz
- Carlos BrailovskyCBCarlos Brailovsky
- Paul Grand'MaisonPGPaul Grand'Maison
- Joelle LescopJLJoelle Lescop
- John NorciniJNJohn Norcini
- Nadyne GirardNGNadyne Girard
- Jeannie HaggertyJHJeannie Haggerty
Open Access
- 16 September 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 280 (11) , 989-996
Abstract
PRIMARY CARE physicians are the foundation of westernized health care. They manage episodic and chronic illness, play a central role in instituting interventions for primary and secondary disease prevention, prescribe and monitor the majority of drug treatment, and function as the entry point to costly health care resources.1-7 The quality of care delivered by primary care physicians and their use of resources can have a considerable impact on the cost-effectiveness of health care delivery.3 Preventive care,8-11 prescribing,12-20 and chronic disease management21-28 have been identified as areas in which quality of care could be improved.Keywords
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