Improved Outcomes in a Voluntary Hospitalist Model

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Letters2 September 2003Improved Outcomes in a Voluntary Hospitalist ModelJames P. Nolan, MDJames P. Nolan, MDFrom State University of New York at Buffalo; Buffalo, NY 14215.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-139-5_Part_1-200309020-00020-w3 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The two articles by Auerbach and colleagues (1) and Meltzer and associates (2) on the effectiveness of hospitalists support the belief that this method of inpatient care is cost-effective and perhaps leads to improved patient outcomes. The accompanying editorial suggested further studies to better determine the situations in which hospitalist services would be most valuable (3). Internists under increased economic pressure to see more patients in the ambulatory setting tend to accept their lack of inpatient experience and use hospitalists even in voluntary rather than mandatory settings.When studying the who, what, when, where, whom, and how ...References1. Auerbach AD, Wachter RM, Katz P, Showstack J, Baron RB, Goldman L. Implementation of a voluntary hospitalist service at a community teaching hospital: improved clinical efficiency and patient outcomes. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:859-65. [PMID: 12458985] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Meltzer D, Manning WG, Morrison J, Shah MN, Jin L, Guth T, . Effects of physician experience on costs and outcomes on an academic general medicine service: results of a trial of hospitalists. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:866-74. [PMID: 12458986] LinkGoogle Scholar3. The who, what, when, where, whom, and how of hospitalist care [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:930-1. [PMID: 12458994] LinkGoogle Scholar4. Nolan JP. Internal medicine in the current health care environment: a need for reaffirmation. Ann Intern Med. 1998;128:857-62. [PMID: 9599199] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From State University of New York at Buffalo; Buffalo, NY 14215. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoInternal Medicine in the Current Health Care Environment: A Need for Reaffirmation James P. Nolan Implementation of a Voluntary Hospitalist Service at a Community Teaching Hospital: Improved Clinical Efficiency and Patient Outcomes Andrew D. Auerbach , Robert M. Wachter , Patricia Katz , Jonathan Showstack , Robert B. Baron , and Lee Goldman Effects of Physician Experience on Costs and Outcomes on an Academic General Medicine Service: Results of a Trial of Hospitalists David Meltzer , Willard G. Manning , Jeanette Morrison , Manish N. Shah , Lei Jin , Todd Guth , and Wendy Levinson The Who, What, When, Where, Whom, and How of Hospitalist Care Metrics 2 September 2003Volume 139, Issue 5_Part_1Page: W-69KeywordsHospitalistsInpatientsMedical educationOutpatient clinicsSub-specialty care ePublished: 2 September 2003 Issue Published: 2 September 2003 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...