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Noreen M. Clark, Molly Gong, M. Anthony Schork, David Evans, Dietrich Roloff, Martin Hurwitz, Lois Maiman, and Robert B. Mellins
Impact of Education for Physicians on Patient Outcomes
Pediatrics 1998; 101: 831-836 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
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[Read eLetters] What kind of vists?
Harold J. Farber   (17 September 2004)

What kind of vists? 17 September 2004
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Harold J. Farber,
Pediatric Pulmonologist
Kaiser Permanente

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harold.j.farber{at}kp.org Harold J. Farber

In the article,Impact of Education for Physicians on Patient Outcomes, by Clark N. et al, the authors note, "Program group clinicians were significantly more likely to report that they spent less time with their patients than did control group physicians." Was a distinction made between acute (crisis care) visits and follow-up (control care) visits. Could it be that the greater time spent by the control group physicians was due to a greater proportion of effort spent in treating asthma crises?