title: Gauging the financial impact of physicians on hospitals.
abstract: A study evaluated the impact of physicians on hospital finances in four basic areas of physician care: primary care, medical specialties, surgical specialties, and other specialties. The study highlighted inherent differences in the activity and revenue-generating patterns of physicians to provide insight into the financial implications of the clinical enterprise. The findings offer a useful perspective on hospitalist programs, particularly regarding the point at which a hospitalist program is likely to be financially self-sustaining. Such data could be used to determine the number of physicians needed to support a new or expanded clinical service.
authors.affiliation: Lifton Associates, LLC, Park Ridge, Ill, USA. jim@liftonassociates.com
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lifton
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D014481:United States