The expanding role of ICU medical directors: from patient management to unit management

Qual Manag Health Care. 1995 Summer;3(4):31-6. doi: 10.1097/00019514-199503040-00004.

Abstract

Over the past three decades the focus of physicians delivering intensive care has been on patient management whereas the management of critical care units has been done primarily by nurses. This article reviews existing literature and the arguments supporting a more active role for physicians in the management of critical care units.

MeSH terms

  • Communication
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units / organization & administration*
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Models, Organizational
  • Organizational Objectives
  • Patient Care Planning / organization & administration*
  • Patient Care Planning / standards
  • Patient-Centered Care / organization & administration
  • Patient-Centered Care / standards
  • Physician Executives / standards*
  • Physician's Role*
  • Professional-Family Relations
  • Quality of Health Care
  • United States