title: The hospitalist trend keeps on growing but physician resistance, though diminished, remains a challenge.
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authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002140:California; D002983:Clinical Competence; D017046:Cost Savings; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare; D008824:Michigan; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States