SynthesisMayo Clinic proceedings2009
A systematic review of outcomes and quality measures in adult patients cared for by hospitalists vs nonhospitalists.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 102 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions to improve safe and effective medicines use by consumers: an overview of systematic reviews.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Do hospitalist physicians improve the quality of inpatient care delivery? A systematic review of process, efficiency and outcome measures.BMC medicine · 2011Pooled it
- Demand and predictors for post-discharge medical counseling in home care patients: a prospective cohort study.PloS one · 2013Trial
- Clinician Specialization in Skilled Nursing Facility Practice and Post-Acute Outcomes of Patients With Dementia.Health services research · 2026Article
- How Does Physician Clinical Experience Affect Quality of Care, as Measured by Length of Stay?Journal of Brown hospital medicine · 2026Review
- Impact of skilled nursing facility discharge on inpatient oncology quality outcomes.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2025Article
- Generalist-led hospital models and their alignment with value-based care: a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2025Article
- The Evaluation of Hospitalist Care for Patients with Aspiration Pneumonia Using Risk-adjusted Performance Indicators Developed from a Nationwide Inpatient Database.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Article
- The Future of Hospital Medicine in Japan: Lessons From the United States Hospital Medicine System.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- Current State and Challenges of Dental Intervention in Aspiration Pneumonia Management from the Perspective of Hospitalists: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- Hospital mortality and length of stay differences in emergency medical admissions related to 'on-call' specialty.Irish journal of medical science · 2023Article
- Outcomes of a Neurohospitalist Program at an Academic Medical Center.The Neurohospitalist · 2022Article
- Defining the Role and Value of Physicians Who Primarily Practice in Nursing Homes: Perspectives of Nursing Home Physicians.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2022Article
- The Association between the Establishment of a General Internal Medicine Department and an Increased Number of Blood Cultures in Other Departments: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2021Article
- Characteristics of the ideal hospitalist inpatient care program: perceptions of Canadian health system leaders.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Neurological Consults: When a Neurological Evaluation Is Requested.The Neurohospitalist · 2021Article
- Implementing a Telehospitalist Program Between Veterans Health Administration Hospitals: Outcomes, Acceptance, and Barriers to Implementation.Journal of hospital medicine · 2021Article
- Factors associated with optimal patient outcomes after operative repair of isolated hip fractures in the elderly.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2020Article
- Adverse Events and Patient Outcomes Among Hospitalized Children Cared for by General Pediatricians vs Hospitalists.JAMA network open · 2018Article
- Fifteen-year outcomes of an acute medical admission unit.Irish journal of medical science · 2018Article
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Abstract
A systematic review of English-language literature was undertaken to answer the question, "Are there differences in cost or quality of inpatient medical care provided to adults by hospitalists vs nonhospitalists?" A computerized search was performed, using hospitalist and either quality, outcome, or cost as search terms. References from relevant articles were searched by hand. A standard data-extraction tool was used, and articles were included on the basis of quality and relevance. The reports that were included (N=33) show general agreement that hospitalist care leads to shorter length of stay and lower cost per stay. Three reports show improvement in outcomes for orthopedic surgery patients who had hospitalist consultation or comanagement, 3 reports show improvement in markers of quality of care for patients with pneumonia, and 2 reports show improvement in aspects of heart failure management. Further research should seek to determine why differences in care exist, whether these improvements might be generalized to other physicians, and whether hospitalists provide demonstrable benefit in other areas of care.
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