title: Make the hospitalist team your new best friends.
abstract: As hospitals create or expand their hospitalist team, case managers have a tremendous opportunity to work closely with them to improve documentation, ensure timely patient care, and improve throughput. Create a good working relationship by assigning case managers to work exclusively with the hospitalist team initially and get to know the physicians and their practice patterns. Attend multidisciplinary rounds whenever possible and seize the opportunity to teach hospitalists how case managers can help their practice by ensuring that orders are carried out and facilitating discharge. Keep in mind that a collaborative relationship takes time, and take advantage of every opportunity to communicate.
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D020445:Hospitalists; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014481:United States