Roles of Obstetrician-Gynecologist Hospitalists with Changes in the Obstetrician-Gynecologist Workforce and Practice.
Obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) are the fourth largest group of physicians and the only specialty dedicated solely to women's health care. The specialty is unique in providing 24-hour inpatient coverage, surgical care and ambulatory preventive health care. This article identifies and reviews changes in the OB-GYN workforce, including more female OB-GYNs, an increasing emphasis on work-life balance, more sub-specialization, larger group practices with more employed physicians and, finally, an emphasis on quality and performance improvement. It then describes the evolution of the OB-GYN hospitalist movement to date and the role of OB-GYN hospitalists in the future with regard to these workforce changes.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale, MN, USA. Electronic address: Jennifer.tessmertuck@gmail.com.
Jennifer A
JA
Tessmer-Tuck
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
William F
WF
Rayburn
D002321:Career Choice; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000639:trends; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000639:trends; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D016387:Women's Health; D016526:Workload
Hospitalists; Laborists; OB-GYN hospitalists; Obstetrician-gynecologists; Workforce