The hospitalist model: Does it enhance health care quality?

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 22-34

  Harrison, Jeffrey P ^a   Curran, Lorrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care quality; Hospital quality; Hospitalist model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIST MODEL; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; ADULT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73349125810     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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