title: Seeking excellence in hospital care: evolving toward a systems approach.
authors.affiliation: Center for Ethics, Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Health, Washington, DC, USA. evan@eederenzo.com
authors.forename: Evan G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: DeRenzo
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010359:Patient Readmission; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000941:ethics*; D012449:Safety; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000941:ethics; D014481:United States