title: Choosing among the physician databases.
abstract: Prudent examination and knowing how to ask the "right questions" can enable hospital marketers and planners to find the most accurate and appropriate database. The author compares the comprehensive AMA physician database with the less expensive MEDEC database to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D003625:Data Collection; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D004181:Directories as Topic; D006761:Hospitals; D007256:Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014481:United States