title: Hospitalists fill important new staffing niche.
authors.affiliation: Merritt, Hawkins and Associates, Irving, TX, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004651:Employment; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D007325:Institutional Practice / Q000639:trends*; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States