The use of hospitalists—physicians who limit their practice largely or exclusively to hospital
inpatient care—has been a growing trend in the United States. The authors examine some …

The use of hospital beds was studied for a period of one year in a practice under the care of
a closely co-ordinated team composed of the family physician, the family nurse, and a …

Bridging the Divide Between Hospital Medicine and Primary Care Page 1 Editorial Bridging the
Divide Between Hospital Medicine and Primary Care Yul D. Ejnes, MD1 1 Department of …

BACKGROUND The characteristics of primary care providers (PCPs) who use hospitalists
are unknown. METHODS Retrospective study using 100% Texas Medicare claims from …

The Hospitalist Movement in the United States: Agency and Co... : Health Care Management
Review The Hospitalist Movement in the United States: Agency and Common Agency Issues …

The unit-based hospitalist model implemented and studied by Dr Bryson and colleagues [1]
in their article LGeographical assignment of hospitalists in an urban teaching hospital …

Background: Previous investigations of the effect of the hospitalist model on resource use
and patient outcomes have focused on academic medical centers or have used short follow …

Medical centers throughout the country are employing hospitalists--dedicated inpatient
specialists--to care for patients during hospitalization in place of their primary care provider …

Objective The hospitalist system is considered successful with respect to the quality of care
and cost effectiveness in the United States. Studies have consistently demonstrated an …

Previous studies explored two sets of relationships separately—one patient characteristics
and hospital use and the other between hospital characteristics and hospital use. This …