The ACGME's 2011 changes to resident duty hours: Are they an unfunded mandate on teaching hospitals?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-138

  Romano, Patrick S ^a   Volpp, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACCREDITATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84856695382     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1936-x     Document Type: Editorial

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