Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality

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"Pay-for-performance initiatives hinge on the ability to accurately assign performance measures to those practitioners who have some control over the outcome," Atlas said. "Our study results suggest that physicians with a relatively low percentage of connected patients are likely to receive lower scores on performance measures when compared to physicians with a higher proportion of connected patients."

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The American Academy of Family Physicians offers tips for talking to your doctor.

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-- Robert Preidt