title: Hospitalist business enters new stage. Some companies buying smaller rivals; others grow through contracting.
authors.affiliation: jaywriter@comcast.net
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D014481:United States