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By understanding that community benefits are the aim of the health care system it is possible to markedly increase the professional satisfaction of physicians. The principles of continuous quality improvement are especially helpful and include (1) understanding the interdependencies in a system of care, (2) understanding methods of knowledge and prediction, (3) understanding variation, and (4) understanding individual and organizational psychology.
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Slag, M.F. Satisfaction in generalist care: A systems approach. Motiv Emot 19, 211–216 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02250513
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