title: The hospital as 'medical practitioner'.
abstract: Many institutions are "practicing medicine" in their communities by creating new services or adjusting existing ones to match perceived community needs. This trend has implications for governance and the role of the physician in planning and quality assurance.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wendt
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006075:Governing Board; D006296:Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006761:Hospitals / Q000639:trends*; D011787:Quality of Health Care