is a vice president of The Camden Group. Ms. Witt's expertise is in medical group and integrated delivery system development and management, including physician-hospital relationships, practice management, performance improvement, physician compensation, managed care, and strategic planning. is a senior vice president of The Camden Group. Ms. Jacobs's expertise is in the areas of physician-hosp...

background: overuse of injections is a common problem in many low-income and middle income countries. whil

BACKGROUND Managed care efforts to regulate access to specialists and reduce costs may lower quality of care. Few studies have examined whether managed care is associated with patient perceptions of the quality of care provided by physician and non-physician specialists. Aim is to determine whether associations exist between managed care controls and patient ratings of the quality of specialty ...

Background: Overuse of injections is a common problem in many low-income and middle income countries. Whil

Collaborating online can be accomplished with several tools, including e-mail, videoconferencing, online presentations, virtual offices, instant messaging, and bulletin boards or forums. Among their benefits are reducing travel time and expense, effectively organizing and disseminating knowledge, and increasing physician satisfaction by reducing required meeting time.

Cognitive screening measures for age-related cognitive impairment have been found to have only fair validity, and the risks of harm even may outweigh the benefits at this time (U.S. Preventative Service Task Force, 2003). A large-scale project designed to assess elder care in Primary Care Physician offices noted that dementia evaluation and treatment was one of the most overlooked aspects of ca...