Pediatric hospitalist comanagement of surgical patients: challenges and opportunities.
Hospitalists are increasingly providing comanagement of surgical patients. Limited data published regarding hospitalist comanagement of adult surgical patients have suggested that these partnerships may help improve outcomes and limit resource usage. Pediatric surgical comanagement programs at community hospitals will face different clinical challenges than those at tertiary referral pediatric centers. Pediatric hospitalists providing surgical comanagement must also address specific administrative issues including program structure, communication, staffing, and finances.
Rappaport
David I
DI
Department of Pediatrics, A. I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware 19803, USA.
Pressel
David M
DM
D002648:Child; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States