A descriptive study of managed-care hassles in 26 practices
Western Journal of MedicinePublished 1 March 2001Open access
Lucia S. Sommers
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The high hassle rate, in addition to the interference of hassles with quality of care and the doctor-patient relationship, suggests the need for further investigation into managed-care havesles using practice-based research methods.
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The high hassle rate, in addition to the interference of hassles with quality of care and the doctor-patient relationship, suggests the need for further investigation into managed-care hassles using practice-based research methods.
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