Contracts
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Do promises matter? An exploration of the role of promises in psychological contract breach.

30 Aug 2009 Promises are positioned centrally in the study of psychological contract breach and are argued to distinguish psychological contracts from related constructs, such as employee expectations. However, because the effects of promises and delivered ... Read more...

Feasibility of contracting for medication therapy management services in a physician's office.

30 Jul 2009 PURPOSE: The feasibility of contracting for medication therapy management (MTM) services in a physician's office was studied. METHODS: Patient records from January to June 2007 were reviewed at a university-based family medicine clinic to identify ... Read more...

[Contract instead of regress : Possibilities for mutually agreed termination of benchmark checking procedure for prescriptions]

30 Jul 2009 The law in section 106 paragraph 5d of the Code of Civil Law provides for various possibilities for a mutual agreement to terminate the unpleasant benchmark checking procedure of prescriptions. This does not as otherwise lead to establishing a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Contracts'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The ethics of exclusivity: should doctors practice concierge medicine? 30 Aug 2009
• Do promises matter? An exploration of the role of promises in psychological contract breach. 30 Aug 2009
• Above and beyond. Regional GPOs work to offer value, services that their national counterparts often don't provide. 29 Aug 2009
• First orthodontic commissioning education day. 6 Aug 2009
• New tender workshops announced. 6 Aug 2009
• Demand for NHS practices. 6 Aug 2009
• Feasibility of contracting for medication therapy management services in a physician's office. 30 Jul 2009
• [Contract instead of regress : Possibilities for mutually agreed termination of benchmark checking procedure for prescriptions] 30 Jul 2009
• Together ... yet separate. How your medical group can achieve integration with a hospital--without hospital employment. 30 Jul 2009
• Clarification: Contracting for services with accredited or certified organizations. 30 Jul 2009
• Calif. hospital gets the boot. CMS terminates contract over compliance issues. 25 Jul 2009
• [Scope of the contract for drug therapy. Rebate contracts also for original drugs] 21 Jul 2009
• Improving international research contracting. 29 Jun 2009
• Arbitration clauses in nursing facility contracts: down, but not necessarily out. 29 Jun 2009
• Influence of patient financial account status on orthodontic appointment attendance. 29 Jun 2009
• A model to improve value: the interdisciplinary palliative care services agreement. 29 Jun 2009
• Managed care contracts--what do they cost? 29 Jun 2009
• Checklist for materials management supply contracts. 29 Jun 2009
• PCTs find there are no shortcuts to freedom. 9 Jun 2009
• On toothless dental policy. 2 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Contracts'

Definition: Agreements between two or more parties, especially those that are written and enforceable by law (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed). It is sometimes used to characterize the nature of the professional-patient relationship.

Descriptor UI: D032982

Alternative terms: Contracts; Contract;

Related Mesh Headings: Contract Services;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.583.090; N03.706.535.241;

History Note: 2003

Technical Notes: CONTRACT SERVICES is also available