The Effect of Medical Training Factors on Physician Utilization Behavior
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9101301 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raynald Pineault (0000-0003-0115-7993, Université de Montréal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-67 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-197701000-00004 |
| PMID | 834083 |
| OpenAlex | W2085310173 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of medical school, teaching hospital, and specialization on physicians' use of clinical and technical resources. The universe of the study consists of 34 internists practicing in the prepaid gorup practice setting of Kaiser in Portland, Oregon. The data reported here show that physicians trained in medical schools and hospitals with a scientific medical orientation generally use fewer such resources than other physicians. However, under conditions of uncertainty, that is, when diagnosis is unknown, they tend to use more services. In other words, these physicians are conservative in theri use of resourses when ambiguity is low, and liveral when ambiguity increases. Graduates of the more scientifically oriented institutions seem therefore more flexible in adjusting to the demands of the disease situation
Ambiguity · Family medicine · Health care · Medical education · Medical practice · Medical school · Medical services · Orientation (vector space) · Political science · Training (meteorology) · Computer Science · Dental Education, Practice, Research · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Psychology
Professional uncertainty and physician medical decision-making in a multiple treatment framework
Influencing Behavior of Physicians Ordering Laboratory Tests
Variations in Physician Utilization Patterns in a Capitation Payment IPA-HMO
A Review of Physician Cost-Containment Strategies for Laboratory Testing
Patterns of Obstetrical Care in Hospitals
Use of Diagnostic Services by Physicians in Community Practice
Determinants of Hospital Use
A Comparative Study of Laboratory Utilization Behavior of "On-Service" and "Off-Service" Housestaff Physicians
The Effect of Physician Personality on Laboratory Test Ordering for Hypertensive Patients
Practice Pattern Variation Between Two Medical Schools
Sociologic Influences on Decision-Making by Clinicians
Adopting Immunization Recommendations
Patient Age, Visit Purpose, and the Ordering of Consultations in a Primary Care Clinic
The effect of immediate access to a computerized medical record on physician test ordering
The effects of physicians' training and personality on test ordering for ambulatory patients
Physician Utilization
Issues of Variability and Bias Affecting Multisite Measurement of Quality of Care
Why do physicians in neonatal care units differ in their admission thresholds
Issues in studying ancillary services
| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 1979 - 2002 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |