A delicate balance physician work hours, patient safety, and organizational efficiency

Circulation

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2580-2582

  Volpp, Kevin G ^a  

^a 1232 Blockley Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC PATIENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; TIME MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; WORKLOAD;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIANS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 47649125704     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.777508     Document Type: Editorial

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