TY - JOUR
T1 - Physicians' views on quality of care
T2 - A five-country comparison
AU - Blendon, Robert J.
AU - Schoen, Cathy
AU - Donelan, Karen
AU - Osborn, Robin
AU - DesRoches, Catherine M.
AU - Scoles, Kimberly
AU - Davis, Karen
AU - Binns, Katherine
AU - Zapert, Kinga
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Interest is resurging in the problems relating to the quality of patient care. This paper provides a comparative perspective on this issue from a five-country physician survey conducted in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States in 2000. Physicians in all five countries reported a recent decline in quality of care and concerns with how hospitals address medical errors. Physicians in four countries expressed serious concerns about shortages of medical specialists and inadequate facilities. U.S. physicians reported problems caused by patients' inability to pay for prescription drugs and medical care. Asked about efforts to improve quality of care in the future, physicians indicated support for electronic medical records, electronic prescribing, and initiatives to reduce medical errors.
AB - Interest is resurging in the problems relating to the quality of patient care. This paper provides a comparative perspective on this issue from a five-country physician survey conducted in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States in 2000. Physicians in all five countries reported a recent decline in quality of care and concerns with how hospitals address medical errors. Physicians in four countries expressed serious concerns about shortages of medical specialists and inadequate facilities. U.S. physicians reported problems caused by patients' inability to pay for prescription drugs and medical care. Asked about efforts to improve quality of care in the future, physicians indicated support for electronic medical records, electronic prescribing, and initiatives to reduce medical errors.
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U2 - 10.1377/hlthaff.20.3.233
DO - 10.1377/hlthaff.20.3.233
M3 - Article
C2 - 11585172
AN - SCOPUS:0008415810
SN - 0278-2715
VL - 20
SP - 233
EP - 243
JO - Health Affairs
JF - Health Affairs
IS - 3
ER -