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ArticleJournal of hospital medicine2015

Characteristics of primary care providers who adopted the hospitalist model from 2001 to 2009.

Romsai T Boonyasai, Yu-Li Lin, Daniel J Brotman, Yong-Fang Kuo, James S Goodwin

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Romsai T BoonyasaiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Yu-Li Lin
Daniel J Brotman
Yong-Fang Kuo
James S Goodwin

Funding

UTMB OAIC Research Education Component (REC)P30AG024832 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI JAMES S. GOODWIN, MD, MELISSA M. MORROW · 2005 to 2026
$26.7M
Care of the elder hospitalized patient: the role of the hospitalistsR01AG033134 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI GOODWIN, MD, JAMES S. · 2009 to 2018
$2.2M
Established Investigator Award in Cancer Prevention & ControlK05CA134923 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI GOODWIN, MD, JAMES S. · 2008 to 2019
$1.0M
NCI NIH HHS K05-CA124923NCI NIH HHS K05 CA134923NIA NIH HHS 1R01-AG033134NIA NIH HHS P30 AG024832NIA NIH HHS P30-AG024832NIA NIH HHS R01 AG033134
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Abstract

backgroundThe characteristics of primary care providers (PCPs) who use hospitalists are unknown.

methodsRetrospective study using 100% Texas Medicare claims from 2001 through 2009. Descriptive statistics characterized proportion of PCPs using hospitalists over time. Trajectory analysis and multilevel models of 1172 PCPs with ≥20 inpatients in every study year characterized how PCPs adopted the hospitalist model and PCP factors associated with this transition.

resultsHospitalist use increased between 2001 and 2009. PCPs who adopted the hospitalist model transitioned rapidly. In multilevel models, hospitalist use was associated with US training (odds ratio [OR] 1.46, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.23-1.73 in 2007-2009), family medicine specialty (OR: 1.46, 95% CI: 1.25-1.70 in 2007-2009), and having high outpatient volumes (OR: 1.32, 95% CI: 1.20-1.44 in 2007-2009). Over time, relative hospitalist use decreased among female PCPs (OR: 1.91, 95% CI: 1.46-2.50 in 2001-2003; OR: 1.50, 95% CI: 1.15-1.95 in 2007-2009), those in urban locations (OR: 3.34, 95% CI: 2.72-4.09 in 2001-2003; OR: 2.22, 95% CI: 1.82-2.71 in 2007-2009), and those with higher inpatient volumes (OR: 1.05, 95% CI: 0.95-1.18 in 2001-2003; OR: 0.55, 95% CI: 0.51-0.60 in 2007-2009). Longest-practicing PCPs were more likely to transition in the early 2000s, but this effect disappeared by the end of the study period (OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.06-1.72 in 2001-2003; OR: 0.92, 95% CI: 0.73-1.17 in 2007-2009). PCPs with practice panels dominated by patients who were white, male, or had comorbidities are more likely to use hospitalists.

conclusionsPCP characteristics are associated with hospitalist use. The association between PCP characteristics and hospitalist use has evolved over time.

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Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHospitalistsHospitalizationHumansMaleMedicarePhysicians, Primary CareReferral and ConsultationRetrospective StudiesTexasUnited States

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