Roles and responsibilities of attending physicians in skilled nursing facilities

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 231-243

  Dimant, Jacob ^a  

^a LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ACCREDITATION; COMPETENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LABORATORY TEST; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; RESIDENT; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SKILL; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0042031422     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70355-2     Document Type: Article

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