TRENDS IN-HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN RELATIONSHIPS

Citation
Lr. Burns et al., TRENDS IN-HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN RELATIONSHIPS, Health affairs, 12(3), 1993, pp. 213-223
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Heath Policy & Services
Journal title
ISSN journal
02782715
Volume
12
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
213 - 223
Database
ISI
SICI code
0278-2715(1993)12:3<213:TIPR>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Findings from two surveys of all physicians in Pima County, Arizona, i n 1985 and 1990 to determine the trajectory of hospital/physician rela tionship suggest that conflicts have increased in almost all areas. Ph ysicians report the greatest number of and increase in conflicts in tr aditional problem areas such as the quality of nursing and response to equipment requests. They report a smaller increase in conflicts relat ing to the new competitive marketplace, including hospital efforts to influence medical practice. Both types of problems are most prevalent among younger physicians. The new marketplace thus appears to exacerba te traditional hospital/physician conflicts more than it generates new areas of contention.