Professionalism Revealed: Rethinking Quality Improvement in the Wake of a Pandemic
J. Michael McWilliams
Abstract
The response of clinicians to the Covid-19 pandemic has been remarkable but unsurprising. As the hard work of improving health care delivery resumes, their performance should serve as a reminder that professionalism in medicine is a resource to harness and not squander.
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Cognitive reframingPaceIncentiveQuality (philosophy)Health careAgency (philosophy)Public relationsPaymentPandemicQuality managementPsychologyBusinessCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Political scienceMedicineSociologyMarketingEconomicsDiseaseSocial psychologyLawGeodesyGeographyEpistemologyService (business)PathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Social sciencePhilosophyMicroeconomicsFinancePrimary Care and Health OutcomesPatient Satisfaction in HealthcareHealthcare Policy and Management