Hospitalists are uniquely positioned to implement strategies to improve patient flow and
efficiency. Hospital leaders have stated they expect hospitalists to comanage surgical …

Hospitalists practice hospital medicine, which represents the fastest growing medical
speciality in the history of American medicine. Initially fueled by research demonstrating …

The hospitalist movement represents a novel paradigm of health care delivery in the USA, its
evolution hastened by a variety of financial, clinical, and time pressures. Hospitalists are site …

Importance Hospitalist physicians face increasing pressure to maximize productivity, which
may undermine the efficiency and quality of care. Objective To determine the association …

Methods To improve patient flow and reduce the time spent in “Code Black” at LAC+ USC
Medical Center, we developed and enforced strict appropriateness criteria for telemetry, step …

In 2006, hospitalist programs were formally introduced at both an academic and community
hospital in the same city providing an opportunity to study the similarities and differences in …

In this issue of Frontiers, three articles address a significant determinant of hospital
productivity: the management of patients in transition through the acute inpatient setting …

Abstract Background Baylor University Medical Center benefits from being a quaternary care
center with 900+ licensed beds and multiple different models to staff patients on the …

The rapid emergence of hospitalist care in the United States has been extraordinary, with
more than 20,000 hospitalists practicing today. 1 Several factors underlie this growth …

Enhancement of patient flow through a hospital should improve patient access to care,
optimizing outcomes by enabling timely diagnostics and intervention by clinicians. 1 …