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Hospitalist Care

2003; American College of Physicians; Volume: 139; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-139-8-200310210-00021

1539-3704

J. Tannenbaum,

Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare

Letters21 October 2003Hospitalist CareJerome S. Tannenbaum, MD, PhDJerome S. Tannenbaum, MD, PhDFrom National Nephrology Associates, Nashville, TN 37219.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-139-8-200310210-00021 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The studies by Auerbach and Meltzer and colleagues (1, 2) attempted to show that the clinical experience of hospitalists improved over time and that this improvement explained the modest but statistically significant reduction in mortality, shorter lengths of stay, and lower hospital costs observed for hospitalists' patients compared with those of nonhospitalists. As the related editorial pointed out (3), the improved results in the second year of each study, most of which were related to shorter lengths of stay and lower costs, could also be attributed to improved logistic management of care, which would reflect hospitalists' increased ...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 Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From National Nephrology Associates, Nashville, TN 37219. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoImplementation 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 CareHospitalist Care William Rifkin , Brad Flansbaum , and Steven Walerstein Hospitalist Care Jonathan P. Whitney Hospitalist Care Tariq Shafi Metrics Cited ByDetermining the professional attributes of a hospitalist: experience in one Australian metropolitan hospital 21 October 2003Volume 139, Issue 8Page: 703-704KeywordsDeath ratesDiagnosis related groupsForecastingHospitalistsLength of stayMortality ePublished: 21 October 2003 Issue Published: 21 October 2003 CopyrightCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...