The nature, content and interpractice variation of general practice: A regional study in Italy
Taroni, F. ; Siass, R. ; Traversa, G. ; Raschetti, R. ; Menniti-Ippolito, F. ; Maggini, M. ; Spila-Alegiani, S.
Springer
Published 1990
Springer
Published 1990
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1573-7284
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General Practice ; Variation ; Case-mix ; Referrals ; Prescribing
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Medicine
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Abstract The activity of 34 general practitioners (GP) working in solo practices in six Local Health Units were assessed, as a preliminary step of a main study, to evaluate and possibly improve the quality of GP professional performance using peer review and feed-back information. A wide interpractice variation was observed in patient visit and patient visiting rates, drug and test prescribing, in- and out-patient referrals, as well as in the composition of the practice case-mix. The extent of interpractice variation for relevant actions in the process of care was unchanged after adjusting for case-mix, suggesting that case-mix differences have little effect in explaining differences among physicians' overall pattern of care and health care resource consumptions.
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Electronic Resource
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