title: [Physicians see both pros and cons of health care financial management. Questionnaire study provides more insights--with starting point in controversial DN-article series].
abstract: In the spring of 2013, the Swedish journalist Maciej Zaremba wrote a series of articles criticizing the impact of NPM (New Public Management) on Swedish health care. The present study examines the views of experienced Swedish physicians (general practitioners and internal medicine speclialists) on the problems focused in Mr Zaremba's article series. The respondents (51 general practitioners and 61 internal medicine specialists) mention advantages as well as disadvantages with NPM in Swedish health care. The majority agrees that with NPM, physicians loose influence over health care governance to other professional groups. The majority disagree with the charge made by Mr Zaremba that NPM has had the effect of manipulating Swedish physicians away from the standards of good medical care.
authors.affiliation: Medicinkliniken - Centrallasarettet Växjö Växjö, Sweden Medicinkliniken - Centrallasarettet Växjö Växjö, Sweden.
authors.forename: Joar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Björk
authors.affiliation: Landtinget Kronoberg - FoU Kronoberg Växjö, Sweden Region Kronoberg - FoU Kronoberg Växjö, Sweden.
authors.forename: Christer
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petersson
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009524:Newspapers as Topic; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden