BACKGROUND: Pediatric hospitalist systems are increasing in popularity, but data
regarding the effects of hospitalist systems on the quality of care has been sparse, in part …

BACKGROUND. Systematic reviews have demonstrated consistently decreased length of
stay and costs in internal medicine hospitalist systems. Systematic reviews of pediatric …

Objective. The staff/housestaff hospitalist system has been evaluated in 2 pediatric centers
in the United States. In Canada, fewer residents and duty hour restrictions led to the …

Objective. Pediatric hospitalist systems are being implemented widely. Their implementation
may be influenced by physician attitudes, which may vary according to practice type (eg …

Objectives. Inpatient medical services supervised by pediatric hospitalist physicians are a
new development in academic medical centers in the United States. In a large pediatric …

In 1996, the title ''hospitalist''was first applied to a handful of internists spending 25% or more
of their time providing inpatient care. 1, 2 Since that time, internists have witnessed a …

In general, there continue to be reports of positive outcomes as a result of the introduction of
the hospitalist model in pediatrics. Much of the current literature is geared toward reporting …

OBJECTIVE. Several studies have found decreased cost and length of stay for patients who
are cared for by pediatric hospitalists compared with traditional faculty models. The objective …

Importance Pediatric hospital medicine is a relatively new and growing specialty. However,
research remains inconclusive on outcomes for inpatients cared for by pediatric hospitalists …

Objectives.—To document the prevalence and practice patterns of pediatric hospitalists in
academic centers in Canada and the United States; to characterize academic pediatric …