Fact Based List:

Non-financial methods with greatest potential to change MD's practice patterns for clinical & cost effectiveness

  1. Requirement for board certification - listed by 62% of physicians surveyed
  2. Standardized order sets for clinical conditions - listed by 53% of physicians surveyed
  3. Clinical protocols for clinical conditions - listed by 46% of physicians surveyed
  4. Nationally accepted guidelines - listed by 40% of physicians surveyed
  5. Peer conducted educational programs around cost and outcomes of treatment - listed by 35% of physicians surveyed

Source: PriceWaterhouseCoopers Report: From courtship to marriage Part II: How physicians and hospitals are creating sustainable relationships, April 2011
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Notes: Top Five Methods listed. Physicians were asked to check all that apply from larger list in physician survey commissioned by PwC Health Research Institute