Interim Report for the Analysis of Group Practice Efficiency |
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administrative AGPA analysis assumption average bias business manager Capacity Utilization cells completion rate confidence intervals confidentiality cost function data collection economic performance economies of scale estimate Expenses Form facilities factor financial incentives follow-up group medical practices group practice study GYNECOLOGY his/her hospital hypotheses included income increases indicate indifference curves individual physician inputs Internal Medicine Internist INTERVIEWER CHECK Licensed practical nurses Main Questionnaire Mathematica measure medical group MGMA multi-specialty groups non-physician number of physicians nurses OB/GYN office patients parameters patient visits Pediatrics percent personnel Physician Form physician productivity PHYSICIAN QUESTIONNAIRE physician services prepaid production function questions rate of output response curve response rate returns to scale Revenue and Expense scale economies Scheduling Form scheduling person Single Specialties Surgery survey instrument Table task delegation third pretest total revenues usable response utility function vector week X-efficiency X-inefficiency X-ray