title: Enlisting physician support for practice guidelines in hospitals.
abstract: Available experience indicates that physician support is crucial if clinical pathways are to support quality of care while reducing lengths of stay and resource use. Enlisting such support requires understanding of physician perspectives concerning the quality and delivery of health care. It also requires the development of data systems as a means of communication with physicians.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Executive Council, Syracuse, NY, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lagoe
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Aspling
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D003363:Cost Control; D019091:Critical Pathways; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States