tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 4

PHYSICIAN NOTES: Solo Practices Fall Short With Heart-Attack Treatments

Is your doctor working well with others?When it comes to preventing future problems and treating chronic ailments, individual practice associations lag behind integrated medical groups, a new study says.The close collaboration and centralized decision making in integrated medical groups may be behind the better quality of care, according to the study, -Do Integrated Medical Groups Provide Higher-Quality Medical Care than Individual Practice Associations?- The study appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine.In a related Health Affairs article, researchers say heart-attack patients don't fare as well when receiving treatment from a solo physician practice as opposed...

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