title: The hospitalist movement in the United States: agency and common agency issues.
abstract: Agency relationships and their effect on patient representation in the hospitalist role are examined in this article. Emphasis is on relationship(s) with patients, primary care physicians, health plans, and hospitals.
authors.affiliation: WP Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. gene.schneller@asu.edu
authors.forename: Eugene S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Schneller
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D020445:Hospitalists; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States