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Physician Knowledge and Practice Patterns Relating to Diabetic Nephropathy

Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (1996), 1999
To assess the knowledge and practice patterns of primary care physicians relating to the detection and treatment of diabetic nephropathy and to compare these findings with current standards of care.National survey.1,000 randomly selected physicians.Primary care.Mailed questionnaire consisting of a six-page "Diabetes Survey."Among the 1,000 primary care
T, Wong, E F, Foote, G S, Lefavour, R P, Cody, C J, Brown, R A, Sherman   +5 more
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Maternal Serum Screening: Practice Patterns of Physicians in Newfoundland

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 2003
To compare the utilization of the second trimester maternal serum screen (MSS) of a-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotrophin, and unconjugated estriol, in Newfoundland, by practice location, training, and gender.Four hundred eighteen anonymous self-reported questionnaires were mailed out to all practising family physicians, general practitioners, and
Sujata, Chandra, Joan, Crane, Donna, Hutchens, Kelly, Bennett, Terry, O'Grady, Ann, Duff, David, Macgregor   +6 more
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Physician Practice Patterns Resemble ACGME Duty Hours

The American Journal of Medicine, 2009
Since July 2003, all residency and fellowship programs in the United States have adapted to and developed innovative ways to comply with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) duty hours regulation for physicians-in-training.
Anim, Mamle, Markert, Ronald J, Wood, Virginia, Schuster, Barbara Lynne   +3 more
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The Impact of Hospital Acquisition of Physician Practices on Referral Patterns

Health Economics, 2015
AbstractMultiple parties influence the choice of facility for hospital‐based inpatient and outpatient services. The patient is the central figure, but their choice of facility is guided by their physician and influenced by hospital characteristics. This study estimated changes in referral patterns for inpatient admissions and outpatient diagnostic ...
Caroline S. Carlin, Roger Feldman, Bryan Dowd   +2 more
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Practice Patterns of Pulmonologists and Family Physicians for Occupational Asthma

Chest, 2007
The longer the duration of symptoms of occupational asthma (OA) before diagnosis, the poorer the outcome. Physicians can play a key role in the early recognition of occupational lung diseases (OLDs), including OA. Our objective was to document and compare the practice patterns, barriers, and needs for early diagnosis of OA among pulmonologists and ...
D Linn, Holness, Shehrina, Tabassum, Susan M, Tarlo, Gary M, Liss, Frances, Silverman, Michael, Manno   +5 more
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Client Characteristics and Practice Patterns of Nurse Practitioners and Physicians

The Nurse Practitioner, 1999
This study's purpose was to describe the practice patterns of nurse practitioners (NPs) in Tennessee--specifically, the demographic characteristics and health problems of their clients and the therapeutic services they provide. A random sample of NPs practicing 20 or more hours per week in primary care in Tennessee provided data on a total of 680 ...
N B, Moody, P L, Smith, L L, Glenn
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Patient Characteristics and Practice Patterns of Physicians Using Homeopathy

Archives of Family Medicine, 1998
The use of homeopathy is growing in the United States, but little is known about practice patterns of physicians using homeopathy and the patients who seek homeopathic care.Data for consecutive patient visits to 27 doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy using homeopathy in 1992 were collected and compared with the National Ambulatory Medical ...
J, Jacobs, E H, Chapman, D, Crothers
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Physician employment status and practice patterns.

The Journal of family practice, 1998
Many physicians today are employed by another physician, group, hospital, HMO, or other organization. However, the differences in the characteristics, practice patterns, and patient outcomes of self-employed and employed physicians are not well understood.The practices of 108 community family physicians in northeast Ohio were assessed using a ...
G E, Kikano, M A, Goodwin, K C, Stange
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Influencing physician practice patterns.

Topics in health care financing, 1994
Today, customers are holding hospitals accountable for improving clinical outcomes and cost containment in ways that require the cooperation and collaboration of physicians. This chapter examines four strategies for influencing physician practice patterns: financial risk sharing, utilization management, performance feedback, and continuous quality ...
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Practice patterns in the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction among family practice physicians

Urology, 2001
To examine the philosophies and practices of the family practitioner (FP) regarding the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED).A prospective study by questionnaire of a group of FPs was performed. The Spearman correlation coefficient and proportional odds regression analysis were used to measure the relationship between the continuous ...
S D, Rutchik, M, Baudiere, M, Wade, G, Sullivan, W, Rayford, J, Goodman   +5 more
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