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Coordinate approach to physician practice data

Article Abstract:

Revealing hospital and physician practice mortality rates can aid physicians, hospitals, regulators and patients, but the information must be disseminated sensitively. Addressing the data as a joint responsibility of hospital management and medical personnel can help ease the difficulties presented by making it public. Social factors, such as the relationship between hospital management and physicians, must also be considered. Finally, although extensive data is kept on physicians and hospitals, revealing inaccurate data can have disastrous consequences.

Column, Hospitals, Statistics

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15 years later, free clinic still thriving

Article Abstract:

The free clinic movement was started by David E. Smith in 1967 in San Francisco. He started the Haight-Asbury Free Clinic to serve the medical needs of hippies. He now feels that free clinics have a definite use and can maintain the flexible environment to implement ideas and new innovations quicker.

Services, Ambulatory care facilities, Interview, California, San Francisco, California, Clinics, Smith, David E.

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Study finds Army health care system is shaping up

Article Abstract:

Patient care has been improving in Army medical clinics and hospitals in recent years, but improvement in middle management and non-physician staff members is still needed.

National security, Supply and demand, United States. Army, Hospitals, Military, Military hospitals

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