Ambulances and emergency medical technicians are familiar to all physicians, yet are truly understood by few. This article will clarify the function of the emergency medical or prehospital care system, identify some of its more important functions and the controversy generated by this care, then describe how hospital-based physicians can influence the system to better help patients.
{"title":"Understanding and using prehospital emergency systems.","authors":"K L Van Buren","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ambulances and emergency medical technicians are familiar to all physicians, yet are truly understood by few. This article will clarify the function of the emergency medical or prehospital care system, identify some of its more important functions and the controversy generated by this care, then describe how hospital-based physicians can influence the system to better help patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":79717,"journal":{"name":"Resident and staff physician","volume":"34 9","pages":"49-53, 56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21158368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The National Board of Medical Examiners has decided to implement computer-based testing as the standard examination methodology for all students in the near future. The author describes how computer-based testing will eventually be used and the direction that the National Board Examinations will take in the future.
{"title":"The National Boards of the future.","authors":"R L Volle","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The National Board of Medical Examiners has decided to implement computer-based testing as the standard examination methodology for all students in the near future. The author describes how computer-based testing will eventually be used and the direction that the National Board Examinations will take in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":79717,"journal":{"name":"Resident and staff physician","volume":"34 9","pages":"63-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21158369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A doctor recruited by a hospital has a built-in advantage when he starts his practice by having the support of his medical center behind him. Because the medical center knows the needs of the community, it can help you make the proper decisions to ensure a profitable alliance.
{"title":"What to expect if you are recruited by a hospital to start a practice.","authors":"Y M Fox","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A doctor recruited by a hospital has a built-in advantage when he starts his practice by having the support of his medical center behind him. Because the medical center knows the needs of the community, it can help you make the proper decisions to ensure a profitable alliance.</p>","PeriodicalId":79717,"journal":{"name":"Resident and staff physician","volume":"34 9","pages":"57-8, 60, 62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21170147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Being recruited by a hospital can be a great opportunity for a physician entering private practice for the first time. However, one must know what to look for among the different offers. The author discusses what to consider before accepting an offer and what to expect during the entire recruiting process.
{"title":"What to expect if you are recruited by a hospital to join or buy a practice.","authors":"Y M Fox","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Being recruited by a hospital can be a great opportunity for a physician entering private practice for the first time. However, one must know what to look for among the different offers. The author discusses what to consider before accepting an offer and what to expect during the entire recruiting process.</p>","PeriodicalId":79717,"journal":{"name":"Resident and staff physician","volume":"34 8","pages":"71-2, 77, 81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21158906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hospital pharmacy today: results of a 1987 ASHP survey--Part 2.","authors":"J A Oddis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79717,"journal":{"name":"Resident and staff physician","volume":"34 8","pages":"17, 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21158905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How to obtain hospital privileges.","authors":"Y M Fox","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79717,"journal":{"name":"Resident and staff physician","volume":"34 7","pages":"93-4, 96-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21156382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Here is all you need to know to become licensed to practice medicine in your own particular state, including how and when to apply for FLEX, the documents necessary for submitting an application, requirements needed to be accepted for the licensing exam, and where to call or write for more information.
{"title":"How to get your license: a state-by-state guide.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Here is all you need to know to become licensed to practice medicine in your own particular state, including how and when to apply for FLEX, the documents necessary for submitting an application, requirements needed to be accepted for the licensing exam, and where to call or write for more information.</p>","PeriodicalId":79717,"journal":{"name":"Resident and staff physician","volume":"34 5","pages":"63-4, 67-82, 87 passim"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21172604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pharmacist-physician cooperation in the use of high-cost drugs.","authors":"J A Oddis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79717,"journal":{"name":"Resident and staff physician","volume":"34 6","pages":"13, 16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21159803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
More than a decade ago, Congress enacted legislation to control the cost and utilization of the Medicare program while also monitoring the level of quality care rendered. The purpose of the Peer Review Organization, as Medicare's watchdog agency, is to ensure that a high quality of patient care is given to all Medicare recipients in the most economical setting.
{"title":"Medicare's peer review organizations. Renewed emphasis on quality of patient care.","authors":"T J Sheehy","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>More than a decade ago, Congress enacted legislation to control the cost and utilization of the Medicare program while also monitoring the level of quality care rendered. The purpose of the Peer Review Organization, as Medicare's watchdog agency, is to ensure that a high quality of patient care is given to all Medicare recipients in the most economical setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":79717,"journal":{"name":"Resident and staff physician","volume":"34 4","pages":"63-5, 68-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21175692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The physician's role in preventing medication errors.","authors":"J A Oddis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79717,"journal":{"name":"Resident and staff physician","volume":"34 3","pages":"16, 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21158904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}