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Review
. 2012 Oct;7(8):649-54.
doi: 10.1002/jhm.1951. Epub 2012 Jul 12.

Evolving practice of hospital medicine and its impact on hospital throughput and efficiencies

Smitha R Chadaga  1 , Mary P Maher, Nancy Maller, Diana Mancini, Margherita Mascolo, Shailendra Sharma, Mel L Anderson, Eugene S Chu
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Evolving practice of hospital medicine and its impact on hospital throughput and efficiencies

Smitha R Chadaga et al. J Hosp Med. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

Hospitalists are uniquely positioned to implement strategies to improve patient flow and efficiency. Hospital leaders have stated they expect hospitalists to comanage surgical patients, participate in observation units, and screen medical admissions, in addition to providing inpatient care for medical patients. We review how the hospitalists' role in acute inpatient care, surgical comanagement, short stay units, chest pain units, and active bed management has improved throughput and patient flow.

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