title: Capitation or no capitation, hospitalist programs can pay off for hospitals.
abstract: A well run hospitalist program with sophisticated information and operational systems can reduce average length of stay by as much as 30% to 50% while actually improving care, according to. Michael Brouthers of Cogent Healthcare Inc., formerly Hospitalists, Inc. In an interview with Health Care Strategic Management, Brouthers discusses how a hospitalist program can benefit hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Cogent Healthcare Inc., USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brouthers
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D003284:Contract Services; D017046:Cost Savings; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000191:economics*; D007325:Institutional Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States