Innovative interdisciplinary strategies to address the intensivist shortage

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 298-304

  Buchman, Timothy G ^a,b,c   Coopersmith, Craig M ^a,b   Meissen, Heather W ^a,c   Grabenkort, W Robert ^a   Bakshi, Vishal ^a   Hiddleson, Cheryl A ^a,c   Gregg, Sara R ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced practice providers; innovation; intensivist; telehealth; workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVIST; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; TELEHEALTH; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; SURGEON; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; SURGEONS; UNITED STATES; WORKFORCE;

EID: 85009765478     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002209     Document Type: Article

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