Analyzing patterns-of-treatment data to provide feedback to physicians.
Physicians' practice patterns can be influenced through feedback programs. The purpose of this article is to define a methodology that provides the feedback information necessary to affect physicians' practice patterns, using data collected by a large multispecialty physician group and individualized feedback plans for primary care physicians.
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