Biomedical subjects

R Jeffords

Publications and source records attributed to R Jeffords.

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PubMed1999

Physician-patient electronic communications.

Patients who do not have adequate access to their physicians may feel isolated from decisions concerning their medical treatment and care and believe they have been abandoned to an impersonal health care system. Some physicians are addressing these concerns by adopting new technologies such as e-mail communication. The authors discuss some of the promises and challenges unique to physician-patient electronic communication.

Computer Communication Networks↗

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Costs under capitation.

Physician practice costs can be categorized as either fixed (salaries, rent) or variable (office supplies, medical supplies, some labor costs). An optimal mix of these fixed ratio will change with fluctuations in patient volume and can be dramatically different in a capitated vs. a fee-for-service environment. The authors discuss techniques for calculating a practice's fixed and variable costs, the effect of volume changes on cost structures and ways to minimize negative financial consequences of declining patient loads.

Accounting↗