Which Doctor? Combining Vignettes and Item Response to Measure Doctor Quality

Which Doctor? Combining Vignettes and Item Response to Measure Doctor Quality

The authors develop a method in which vignettes-a battery of questions for hypothetical cases-are evaluated with item response theory to create a metric for doctor quality. The method allows a simultaneous estimation of quality and validation of th...

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Main Authors: Das, Jishnu, Hammer, Jeffrey
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:
ABSTRACTING
ABSTRACTION
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
BENCHMARK
CERTIFICATION
CLASSIFICATION
CLASSIFYING
COMPETENCE
COMPETENCIES
CONDITIONING
DEATHS
DEPRESSION
DISCRIMINATION
DISPENSARIES
DOCTORS
EXPENDITURES
GRADING
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HOMEOPATHY
HOSPITALS
INCOME
LEARNING
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MEDICAL CARE
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
MEDICAL SYSTEMS
MEDICINES
MOTIVATION
NOTATION
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS
PREGNANCY
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROBABILITY
PUBLIC SECTOR
RECOGNITION
SELECTION BIAS
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
STANDARDIZATION
SURGERY
THERAPY
WALKING FAMILY HEALTH
HEALTH CARE CENTERS
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH FACILITIES
DOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
QUALITY OF CARE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4966960/doctor-combining-vignettes-item-response-measure-doctor-quality
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14032

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4966960/doctor-combining-vignettes-item-response-measure-doctor-quality
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14032

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