title: Why doesn't your hospice program have a strong medical director?
abstract: The question is not whether you need a medical director but what is his or her role. The agency should empower the director--an appropriately trained physician--to assure quality of care and take an active role in marketing and other administrative functions.
authors.affiliation: Trinity Hospice of Greater Boston.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Billings
mesh_terms: D006738:Hospices / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010348:Patient Care Team; D008486:Physician Executives; D010819:Physician's Role; D014481:United States