The Effect of Full-Time Faculty Hospitalists on the Efficiency of Care at a Community Teaching Hospital
Annals of Internal MedicinePublished 1 August 1998
Herbert S. Diamond, Elliot Goldberg, Janine E. Janosky
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The experience of a community teaching hospital during the initial year of a hospitalist program is reported, which can be determined only by studies that measure quality of care, patient satisfaction, and cost and efficiency of care in various settings.
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Hospitalists may improve the efficiency of inpatient care. Further study in various settings is needed to verify these findings.
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MedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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