Where should hospitalists sit within the academic medical center?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1269-1272

  Flanders, Scott A ^a,c   Saint, Sanjay ^a,b   McMahon, Laurence F ^a   Howell, Joel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; FORECASTING; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49649127589     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0682-1     Document Type: Review

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