Organizing a hospitalist program: An overview of fundamental concepts

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 887-909

  Nelson, John R ^a   Whitcomb, Winthrop F ^b,c  

^a Overlake Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

^b Mercy Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; NIGHT WORK; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; WORKING TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST CONTROL; GROUP PRACTICE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036656618     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7125(02)00018-4     Document Type: Review

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