Perceived barriers to the regionalization of adult critical care in the United States: A qualitative preliminary study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kahn, Jeremy M ^a,b   Asch, Rebecca J ^a   Iwashyna, Theodore J ^c   Rubenfeld, Gordon D ^d   Angus, Derek C ^e   Asch, David A ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGIONALIZATION; UNITED STATES; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57749200470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-239     Document Type: Article

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