A comparison of two hospitalist models with traditional care in a community teaching hospital

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 536-543

  Halasyamani, Lakshmi K ^a   Valenstein, Paul N ^a   Friedlander, Michael P ^a   Cowen, Mark E ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital medicine; Hospitalist; Inpatient medicine; Length of stay; Mixed regression models; Resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 18144424849     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.027     Document Type: Article

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