Nonphysician providers in hospital medicine: Not so fast

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-106

  Parekh, Vikas I ^a   Roy, Christopher L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; THORAX PAIN; WORKLOAD;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 76149090191     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.584     Document Type: Review

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