RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Caring for VIPs: Nine principles
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 90
OP 94
DO 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10113
VO 78
IS 2
A1 Jorge A. Guzman
A1 Madhu Sasidhar
A1 James K. Stoller
YR 2011
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/2/90.abstract
AB Caring for very important persons (VIPs), including celebrities and royalty, presents medical, organizational, and administrative challenges, often referred to collectively as the “VIP syndrome.” The situation often pressures the health care team to bend the rules by which they usually practice medicine. Caring for VIP patients requires innovative solutions so that their VIP status does not adversely affect the care they receive. We offer nine guiding principles in caring for VIP patients.