The Clinician as Service Deliverer –
Style of practice – variation source
Evidence for styles of practice
   Characteristics of the patients whom
practitioners want to have in practices
   On basis of age, race, sex, or social status
n Preference to care for certain types of
clinical problems
– Unusual, challenging  vs. easy to manage
– Convenience
– Availability of laboratories, etc.
– Encourage or discourage follow-up visits,
referrals
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