The physician-hospital team: A successful approach to improving care in a large academic medical center

Academic Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-41

  Feldman, Arthur M ^a   Weitz, Howard ^a   Merli, Geno ^a   DeCaro, Matthew ^b   Brechbill, Alan L ^b   Adams, Suzanne ^a   Bischoff, Lindsay ^a   Richardson, Rory ^a   Williams, Melissa J ^a   Wenneker, Mark ^c   Epstein, Andrew ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Bard Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHILADELPHIA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33644875002     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200601000-00009     Document Type: Article

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