Warm and fuzzy hospitalists.

Hosp Health Netw. 2009 Jul;83(7):42-3, 1

Authors: Greene J

Hospital leaders see these in-house specialists as the key to improving patient satisfaction. In turn, hospitalists are finding that sometimes the simplest ideas work the best.

PMID: 19708614 [PubMed - in process]

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Can hospitalists cross the quality chasm?

Hosp Health Netw. 2008 Jun;82(6):52, 54, 56

Authors: Terry K

Some hospitals have found that in-house physicians reduce length of stay and cost per case. So far, though, few studies have found a direct link to quality and safety.

PMID: 18666737 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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