title: Beyond surgical call coverage reaping the benefits of a surgical hospitalist program.
abstract: A surgical hospitalist program can address issues with surgical call coverage and help organizations prepare for value-based payment. Such a program can improve timeliness of care and reduce complications, length of stay, and costs. A surgical hospitalist program at one California hospital saved the organization an estimated $2 million a year.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: SooHoo
authors.forename: Leon J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Owens
mesh_terms: D039602:After-Hours Care; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D066231:Surgeons; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology