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Review
. 2024 Nov;108(6):993-1004.
doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2024.04.012. Epub 2024 Aug 1.

Medical Consultation and Comanagement

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Medical Consultation and Comanagement

Rebecca C Engels et al. Med Clin North Am. 2024 Nov.

Abstract

Hospital medicine grew rapidly, creating a group of providers excelling at providing high-value and high-quality care. Consultative medicine aims to answer specific questions regarding aspects of a patient's care. Comanagement models initially evolved as surgical services began operating on increasingly medically complex patients. Hospitalists made an ideal partner in caring for a surgical patient. Outcomes of comanagement services are mixed, likely related to the variability with how they are structured. A successful comanagement model involves a thoughtful and detailed approach.

Keywords: Consultative medicine; Medical comanagement; Surgical comanagement.

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