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Chart audits offer a closer look at real-world treatment decisions, but they ask more of physicians than a standard survey. We surveyed 150 U.S. and 139 Canadian physicians about what holds them back, how long they are willing to spend on each chart and the incentive structure they prefer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chart audits offer a closer look at real-world treatment decisions, but they ask more of physicians than a standard survey. We surveyed 150 U.S. and 139 Canadian physicians about what holds them back, how long they are willing to spend on each chart and the incentive structure they prefer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":8529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,17,18,19],"tags":[],"country-icon":[45,44],"class_list":["post-8525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-topical-data","category-topical-data-canada","category-topical-data-usa","country-icon-canada","country-icon-united-states"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat Makes Physicians Willing to Take Part in Chart Audit Research? 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