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INNOVATION IN A PROFESSIONALLY DOMINATED SYSTEM: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF PHYSICIANS' REACTIONS TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMOS)

Despite the vast range of commentaries and research on the current health care crisis, little research attention has been focused specifically on physicians' attitudes, orientations, and reactions to innovations and/or change in the traditional methods of delivering medical care. In response to this hiatus in research, the present study examines the reactions of physicians' to the hypothetical development of a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) in the community. An exploratory causal model is developed and analysis based upon a cross-sectional survey data set. The results indicate that one of the most important mediating variables in a causal chain leading to factors which account for physicians' reactions is the extent of agreement with basic structural problems (performance gaps) in the existing system. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-07, Section: A, page: 3293. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74203
ContributorsCAIRL, RICHARD EUGENE., Florida State University
Source SetsFlorida State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText
Format106 p.
RightsOn campus use only.
RelationDissertation Abstracts International

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