title: An experimental ward. Improving care and learning.
abstract: The rapidly changing health care system is still largely organized according to old, and increasingly outdated models. The contemporary demands of patient care and residency training call for an experimental ward, which can develop and test new techniques in hospital organization and the delivery of care in a comprehensive way.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ronan
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Stoeckle
mesh_terms: D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014481:United States