Referral behavior in a prepaid group practice

This research intends to identify certain factors which are associated with physician's rate of referral of patients to other physicians and to model and test the complex relationships among these factors. Considering the rise of health care cost and the emerging importance of cooperative relations in the health care field, referral behavior, which has both economic and quality implications, needs to be elucidated. Previous studies, however, fail to derive a systematic knowledge of referral behavior.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Social Work

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Jin, Ki-Nam

Contributors dc:contributor

• Flood, Ann Barry

• Social Work
• Sociology, Public and Social Welfare

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1991 Jin, Ki-Nam

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9136628
(UMI)AAI9136628

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23759