Interview

LISTEN NOW: UCSF's Christopher Moriates, MD, discusses waste-reduction efforts in hospitals

The Hospitalist. 2015 June;2015(6)

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Clinical

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Quality

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Public Policy

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Practice Management

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Some burnout factors are within a physician’s control
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Patients concerned about clinician burnout
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Quick Byte: Conversations about cost
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A “Ray of light”
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Video

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