The Use of Hospitalists in Small Rural Hospitals
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Description
Describes small rural hospitals' use of hospitalists, who assume responsibility for patient care during inpatient hospital stays. Includes information on how hospitalists are used at these facilities. Discusses impacts on healthcare quality, hospital finances, and recruitment and retention of physicians.
Author(s)
Michelle Casey, Ira Moscovice
Date
04/2012
Type
Document
Organization
Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Tagged as
Critical Access Hospitals · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Physician assistants · Physicians · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Statistics and data