title: The impact of managed care on physicians.
abstract: This article investigates physicians' perceptions of how managed care has affected them, using data from a 1995 survey of Arizona physicians. Respondents report that participation in managed care has had significant and largely unpleasant effects on numerous aspects of medical practice: physician-patient relationships, clinical decision making, work conditions and settings, and overall satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weitz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kulis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001130:Arizona; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace