Specialists versus generalists in the era of pay for performance: "a plague o' both your houses!"

Qual Saf Health Care. 2007 Feb;16(1):3-5. doi: 10.1136/qshc.2006.021006.

Abstract

The focus on comparisons of specialists and generalists is misguided—good diabetes care depends upon a team

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / mortality
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / therapy*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / mortality
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / therapy*
  • Family Practice / standards*
  • Humans
  • Medicine / standards*
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Process Assessment, Health Care*
  • Prognosis
  • Specialization*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United Kingdom
  • United States