Patient satisfaction with hospital care provided by hospitalists and primary care physicians

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-136

  Seiler, Adrianne ^a,b   Visintainer, Paul ^a   Brzostek, Richard ^a   Ehresman, Michael ^a   Benjamin, Evan ^a,b   Whitcomb, Winthrop ^a,b   Rothberg, Michael B ^a,b  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Continuity of care; Discharge planning; Outcomes measurement; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELECONSULTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84856626442     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.973     Document Type: Article

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