As the population continues to age and Medicare continues to reduce inpatient
reimbursement levels, the hospitalist practice model may enhance hospital performance and …

PURPOSE: Previous studies have examined the effects of hospitalists in urban academic
hospitals. We compared the outcomes of patients treated by hospitalists with those of …

The trend amongst urban family physicians away from hospital practice is a major threat to
the family physician's role in the health care system. Continuity and comprehensiveness in …

All 52 family practice residency programs that hospitalize pa tients at a university hospital
were surveyed to determine how many have full clinical departments of family practice and …

BACKGROUND: Amenities creep is the latest phase of a marketing effort begun in the
1970s, when hotels started to stock guest rooms with items such as shower caps and soap …

Objectives: Summarize and present benefits of effective management of inpatients in US
hospitals by hospitalists and discuss the possible implications for healthcare system in …

Background: Prior studies of hospitalist services have suggested improved efficiency and
quality of care compared with traditional inpatient services. Objectives: To compare …

Medical Royal Colleges, Acute medicine: the physician's role6, recognised the value of
acute care physicians but at that time did not feel it appropriate to create a new specialty with …

Previously, the authors discussed the successful introduction of a pilot hospitalist program at
an academic medical center. Here they examine best practices for the expansion of such a …

W ith the introduction of the term “hospitalist” by Wachter and Goldman 1 in 1996 hospital
medicine has expanded exponentially 2, 3. Since that time the odds that an inpatient would …