The ailing health care system: SOAP note for physician leadership

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 363-366

  Friedsam, Donna ^a   Rieselbach, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAID; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 58149522636     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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