Over the last 2 decades, there has been an increase in acuity among hospitalized patients
and patients who present to the emergency department. As such, the role of the hospitalist …

Hospital medicine has grown exponentially since its description in 1996 (1). The Society of
Hospital Medicine has defined physicians within this specialty (“hospitalists”) as “clinicians …

Several developments in the 1990s led to dramatic changes in the delivery of inpatient care.
Decreasing reimbursement resulted in increasing cost pressures on physicians, hospitals …

Background When the senior author graduated from fellowship in 1983 (JIA),
gastroenterology practice model choices were limited to essentially 4: independent …

Clinic Handbook: Gastroenterology provides practical guidelines on the medical and
administrative issues associated with running a gastroenterology-based outpatient clinic …

The gastroenterology (GI) hospitalist model has improved endoscopic operations through
improved interdisciplinary coordination, efficiencies introduced in endoscopy unit workflow …

opened 1 year later, adding 830,000 square feet, 21 stories, 374 beds, and 30 operating
rooms to our institution and the expectation that we would provide worldclass patient care …

The Supreme Court has weighed in on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA). Few people predicted that the individual mandate to purchase …

Background Hospital-based specialty-trained physicians have become more prevalent with
emerging data suggesting benefit in consult and procedure volume, reduced complication …

BACKGROUND: Care by hospitalists has been associated with improved/similar clinical
outcomes and efficiency. However, less is known about their effect on conditions dependent …