title: Patient leverage theory proves to be false.
abstract: The assumption that hospitals must procure new technologies to recruit and retain physicians appears to be false, according to the study done by these authors.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003657:Decision Making; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000191:economics*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010343:Patient Admission; D010819:Physician's Role; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States