Research on hospitalist programs has primarily focused on large, urban facilities. To fill a
gap in the literature on hospitalist use in rural hospitals, the authors conducted a national …

The use of hospitalists in the care of in‐patients is a relatively new phenomenon in the USA–
hospitalists are delivering medical care to patients in private practice, public hospitals, 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 …

Background: The hospitalist movement in the United States has risen in prominence over
the past 2 decades with more physicians practicing as hospitalists. Our objective was to …

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 …

Hospitalists are physicians trained in general internal medicine that focus their practice on
the care of hospitalized patients. Since 1996, health services researchers have probed …

There is substantial disagreement regarding the impact of hospitalists on costs, quality, and
satisfaction with inpatient care. The authors reviewed 21 evaluations of the use of …

Objective: To compare hospitalist physician and program characteristics in the United States
and Canada. Design: Cross-sectional study using survey instruments. Measurements …

PURPOSE: Many studies have documented significant length of stay reduction and cost
savings when hospitalist care is compared with traditional care. However, less is known …

ContextWe originally described the hospitalist model of inpatient care in 1996; since then,
the model has experienced tremendous growth. This growth has important clinical, financial …