The ethics of the hospitalist model

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-188

  Rosenbloom, Adam Haley ^a   Alan, Jotkowitz ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clinical ethics; Conflict of interest; Hospitalists; Personal autonomy; Physician patient relations

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 77950529282     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.578     Document Type: Review

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