Enlisting Physician Support for Practice Guidelines in Hospitals

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 61-67

  Lagoe, Ronald J ^a   Aspling, Deborah L ^b  

^a Hospital Executive Council   (United States)

^b Lodi Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical pathways; Hospital utilization; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COST CONTROL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030225658     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-199623000-00007     Document Type: Article

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