RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The hospitalism Will inpatient specialists improve care
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 297
OP 300
VO 65
IS 6
A1 Michota, Franklin
A1 Lewis, Todd
A1 Cash, Joseph
YR 1998
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/6/297.abstract
AB The number of hospitalists—ie, practitioners who specialize in the care of hospital inpatients—is growing rapidly in the United States. In part a response to managed care’s push for better health outcomes with a minimum waste of time, effort, and money, this new specialty has its own national organization, affiliated with the American College of Physicians. Challenges to hospitalists include minimizing the use of consultations and unnecessary laboratory tests for inpatient care, and ensuring continuity of care once patients leave the hospital.