Association of Self-reported Primary Care Physician Tolerance for Uncertainty With Variations in Resource Use and Patient Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Inappropriate variations in clinical practice are a known cause of poor quality and safety, with variations often associated with nonclinical factors, such as individual differences in cognitive processing. The differential response of physicians to uncertainty may explain some of the variations in resource use and patient experience.

Objective

To examine the association of physician tolerance for uncertainty with variations in resource use and patient experience.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study linked physician survey data (May to June 2019), patient experience survey data (January 2016 to December 2019), and billing data (January 2019 to December 2019) among primary care physicians (PCPs) at Massachusetts General Hospital with at least

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9437748 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature