Over the last 20 years, the emergence of the hospitalist has changed the face of medicine.
Hospitalists may serve as either general or specialty-focused providers caring for acutely ill …

The dearth of specialty training in graduate programs for acute care nurse practitioners
(ACNPs) has created a gap between education and practice. The demand in hospitals for …

Background: The use of nurse practitioners (NPs) as hospitalists has grown over the last two
decades. Based on current educational preparation, certification, and scope of practice, the …

Background Hospital medicine is a growing field with an increasing demand for additional
healthcare providers, especially in the face of an aging population. Reductions in resident …

Hospitalists are physicians whose medical practice focuses on general medical inpatient
care. In the past decade, the number of practicing hospitalists has soared, and hospitalist …

Many hospitalist groups are hiring physician assistants (PAs) to augment their physician
services. Finding PAs with hospitalist experience is difficult. Employers often have to recruit …

A clinical residency program for acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs) was developed to
facilitate the strengthening of practice competencies and role performance. Strengthening …

Changes in medical education and healthcare reimbursement are recent threats to most
academic medical centers' dual mission of patient care and education. Financial pressures …

Early in the hospitalist movement, some expressed concerns that the hospitalist model could
adversely affect the education of medical learners. 1 However, medical students and …

Hospitalists serve as physicians-of-record for hospitalized patients after accepting “hand-
offs” from primary care physicians (PCPs). Patients return to their PCPs at the time of …