Factors Affecting Physician Professional Satisfaction and Their Implications for Patient Care, Health Systems, and Health Policy
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The American Medical Association asked RAND Health to characterize the factors that affect physician professional satisfaction. RAND researchers sought to identify high-priority determinants of professional satisfaction by gathering data from 30 physician practices in six states, using a combination of surveys and semistructured interviews. This article presents the results of the subsequent analysis.
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- Authors
- Friedberg, M., Chen, P., Van Busum, K., Aunon, F., Pham, C., Caloyeras, J., Mattke, S., Pitchforth, E., Quigley, D., Brook, R., Crosson, F., & Tutty, M.
- ORCID
- Venue
- RAND Health Quarterly
- Publisher
- Rand Corporation
- Published
- 2014
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1-1
- ISSN
- 2162-8254 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5051918
- OpenAlex
- W22309152
- Cited by
- 707
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 127.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Rand health quarterly (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Keywords
- determinants of job satisfaction, physician practice, patient care, health care system, health policy, physician workforce
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