The competent surgeon: Individual accountability in the era of "systems" failure

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 357-362

  Whittemore, Anthony D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFUSION PUMP; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ERROR; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SELF CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SURGEON; VASCULAR SURGERY; WORKPLACE;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SPECIALTY BOARDS;

EID: 70249104725     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181b28c93     Document Type: Conference Paper

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