title: The nursing home medical director and quality care.
abstract: Years of experience show that improving nursing home care through the continuing supervision of physicians raises issues that are not easily resolved. Quality medical care is a must and the authors, an administrator and a physician, give specific examples for involvement by the medical director.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Strong
mesh_terms: D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012380:Role; D014481:United States