Economic and healthcare forces of hospitalist movement.
The field of hospital medicine has become a widely accepted model for inpatient care and has grown rapidly in the past ten years. The impetus for growth has largely been pressure to contain costs for inpatient care and improve efficiency in the hospital. Studies have shown that care by hospitalists is generally more cost-effective than care by faculty or private practice physicians without affecting quality. The field faces challenges in continuity of patient care and retention of physicians in the workforce.
Bishop
Tara F
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Kathuria
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D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005194:Family Practice; D017721:Hospital Costs; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States