title: The cost and quality of hospitalists. A detailed analysis of creating and managing a hospitalist service.
abstract: HMOs and the medical groups that they contract with are increasingly developing hospitalist delivery models to assist them with their inpatient care. This article offers a case study of how not to create a hospitalist program as well as tips for success.
authors.affiliation: Primary Critical Care Medical Group: A Hospitalist Company, North Hollywood, CA 91601, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gipe
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy; D002140:California; D006125:Group Practice, Prepaid; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007193:Independent Practice Associations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007325:Institutional Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010934:Planning Techniques; D016730:Program Development; D020414:Risk Sharing, Financial; D014481:United States