The myth of the workforce crisis: Why the United States does not need more intensivist physicians

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 128-134

  Kahn, Jeremy M ^a,b   Rubenfeld, Gordon D ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; Healthcare rationing; Hospital personnel; Intensive care units; Patient selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SHIFT WORKER; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECIALIZATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECIALIZATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921417769     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201408-1477CP     Document Type: Article

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