Improving year-end transfers of care in academic ambulatory clinics: A survey of pediatric resident physician perceptions

Medical Education Online

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Lerner, Carlos F ^a   Hamilton, Leslie J ^a   Klitzner, Thomas S ^a  

^a MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity clinic; Medical home; Resident training; Sign out; Transfers of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84864383664     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/meo.v17i0.17815     Document Type: Article

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