Why Won't Physicians Make Nursing Home Visits?
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 26 (6) , 650-654
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/26.6.650
Abstract
The majority of physicians will not visit nursing home patients, but only anecdotal evidence has been available on why this is the case. As part of a survey of Michigan physicians, respondents were asked whether they made nursing home visits and if not, why not. A typology was developed to differentiate among various physician types based on reasons given. Six physician types were found, each identified with a different policy lever that could be used to encourage them to treat nursing home patients.Keywords
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