Physicians and hospital managers as cofiduciaries of patients: Rhetoric or reality?

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 172-180

  Chervenak, Frank A ^a   McCullough, Laurence B ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; LAW; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MANAGER; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0037947527     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-200305000-00007     Document Type: Review

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