Two major challenges facing hospitalists are the disruption in the longitudinal continuity of care and transitioning care to incoming hospitalist shift.
There continues to be conflicts between ER physicians and hospitalists. On the one hand, hospitalists continue to complain about ER physicians dumping patients.
A study from Darthmouth, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, found that there are wide racial and gender differences in terms of complications from chronic diseases.
Hospitalists are more than 20,000 strong and continue to show a bull market trend. They have brought great changes in the in-patient care.
Posted By Saeed Syed At 01:05 PM - (CDT)
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Saeed Syed, MD, FRCP, FACP
Saeed Syed, MD, FRCP, FACP, is the National Medical Director for Emcare Inc.'s Hospitalist Division, the nation's leading provider of emergency care, which provides services to over 300 client hospitals, including many of the Top 100 hospitals in the United States. Dr. Syed is also a member of the Society of Hospital Medicine.
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