title: Practice parameters--hospitals and physicians working together.
abstract: The sheer numbers and complexity of physician practice parameters have thrown a spotlight on the critical role of this hospital-physician partnership. Hospitals share the responsibility for choosing the appropriate guidelines, knowing where to locate them and providing the technology and thoroughly trained support professionals to implement them.
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000592:standards*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D008511:Medicine / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States