Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-07T21:02:43 RDF description of Comparing specialists' performance to improve quality - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn18557 Health Services Research United Kingdom 17 *Total Quality Management *Specialization Patient Satisfaction Information Services 16986 11203 *Medicine public document-rn18557 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 10 Comparing specialists' performance to improve quality <p>The health care community must address criticisms that the quality of health care in the United States is inadequate. This article describes one successful program in a large, not-for-profit health plan in which key aspects of physician specialty groups' performance are evaluated by both patients and the generalists who refer them. The results of the evaluations, which include comparisons among practices, are provided to the specialist groups, who use the information to improve their quality of care. The authors also discuss features that are essential to the success of such quality-improvement programs.<p> Job Satisfaction Managed Care Interface