The positive impact of initiation of hospitalist clinician educators: Resource utilization and medical resident education

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 293-301

  Kulaga, Mark E ^a,c   Charney, Pamela ^b   O'Mahony, Stephen P ^a   Cleary, Joseph P ^a   McClung, Timothy M ^c   Schildkamp, Donald E ^d   Mazur, Eric M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORWALK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HCA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinician educator; Hospitalist; Resident education; Resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TEACHER; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CONNECTICUT; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LENGTH OF STAY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 1942435590     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30552.x     Document Type: Article

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