Changing physician behavior: half‐empty or half‐full?
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Hardie Alvanzo, Anika; Cohen, Gail M.; Nettleman, Mary
- Source
- Clinical Governance: An International Journal, 2003, Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp. 69-78.
- Subject
- research-article
Research paper
case-report
Case study
cat-HSC
Health & social care
cat-HMAN
Healthcare management
cat-HSQ
Health service quality
cat-HSD
Health service delivery
Doctors
Continuing professional development
Motivation
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1477-7274
Physicians can significantly impact both the quality and the cost of health care. Thus, it is not surprising that there is great interest in modifying physician behavior. There have been three main methods used to alter physician behavior: education, motivation, and facilitation. This article reviews the success of these methods.