Consolidation of the North Shore-LIJ health system anatomic pathology services: The challenge of subspecialization, operations, quality management, staffing, and education

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-30

  Groppi, Diane E ^a,b   Alexis, Claudine E ^a   Sugrue, Chiara F ^a   Bevis, Cynthia C ^a   Bhuiya, Tawfiqul A ^a   Crawford, James M ^a  

^a DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^b North Shore LIJ Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomic pathology; Consolidation; Governance; Quality assurance; Quality management; Subspecialization; Workforce Integration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LABORATORY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY; CONSOLIDATION; GOVERNANCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SUBSPECIALIZATION; WORKFORCE INTEGRATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; NEW YORK; PATHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPECIALIZATION; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84879436013     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPZHEYK8XF4FCK     Document Type: Article

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