AHRQ Electronic Newsletter, January 12, 2016

Journal Supplement Explores Issues Surrounding Physician Behaviors, Decision-Making and Care Delivery Models

A series of AHRQ-funded articles appearing in a special supplement of the Journal of General Internal Medicine explores core issues around physician practices, including physician behaviors, decision-making and care delivery models. One study examined the three main sampling methods to count the number of physicians in a given area, and concluded that the National Provider and Plan Enumeration System appears to provide accurate, up-to-date address information for physicians billing public and provider insurers. Other articles explore the changing economics of medical practices, the linkage between primary care and patient outcomes, the use of clinical vignettes and measurement of comprehensiveness of primary care. Access the article abstracts

Volume 30, Issue 3 Supplement, August 2015

ISSN: 0884-8734 (Print) 1525-1497 (Online)

In this issue (7 articles)

1. 

   Editorial

   Making the Case for a New National Data Collection Effort on Physicians and Their Practices

   Catherine M. DesRoches DrPH, Herbert S. Wong PhD…Pages 553-554

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2. 

   Review

   Factors Contributing to Variations in Physicians’ Use of Evidence at The Point of Care: A Conceptual Model

   James D. Reschovsky PhD, Eugene C. Rich MD…Pages 555-561

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3. 

   Review

   Measuring Changes in the Economics of Medical Practice

   Christopher Fleming MPH, Eugene Rich MD…Pages 562-567

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4. 

   Review Paper

   Measuring Comprehensiveness of Primary Care: Challenges and Opportunities

   Ann S. O’Malley MD, MPH, Eugene C. Rich MDPages 568-575

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5. 

   Review Paper

   Disentangling the Linkage of Primary Care Features to Patient Outcomes: A Review of Current Literature, Data Sources, and Measurement Needs

   Ann S. O’Malley MD, MPH, Eugene C. Rich MD…Pages 576-585

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6. 

   Review

   Methods of Observing Variations in Physicians’ Decisions: The Opportunities of Clinical Vignettes

   Lara Converse MA, Kirsten Barrett PhD…Pages 586-594

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7. 

   Original Research

   The Results Are Only as Good as the Sample: Assessing Three National Physician Sampling Frames

   Catherine M. DesRoches Dr.P.H.…Pages 595-601