Journal article
Evolving practice of hospital medicine and its impact on hospital throughput and efficiencies
Journal of hospital medicine, Vol.7(8), pp.649-654
10/2012
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1951
PMID: 22791678
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.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Evolving practice of hospital medicine and its impact on hospital throughput and efficiencies
- Creators
- Smitha R. Chadaga - Denver Health Medical CenterMary P. Maher - Denver Health Medical CenterNancy Maller - Department of Medicine, Northern Colorado Hospital, Fort Collins, ColoradoDiana Mancini - Denver Health Medical CenterMargherita Mascolo - University of Colorado DenverShailendra Sharma - Denver Health Medical CenterMel L. Anderson - University of Colorado DenverEugene S. Chu - Boulder Community Hospital
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of hospital medicine, Vol.7(8), pp.649-654
- Publisher
- Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
- DOI
- 10.1002/jhm.1951
- PMID
- 22791678
- ISSN
- 1553-5592
- eISSN
- 1553-5606
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2012
- Academic Unit
- General Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984772265802771
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