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Physician views on caring for hospitalized patients and the hospitalist model of inpatient care.
- Source :
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JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine . Feb2001, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p116-119. 4p. 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- We surveyed 241 board-certified internists affiliated with a large teaching hospital (Boston, Mass) before implementing a hospitalist service to determine attitudes towards providing inpatient care and the hospitalist model. Of physicians surveyed, 66% responded. Most disagreed that inpatient care is "an inefficient use of my time," only 10% felt a hospitalist service would improve patient satisfaction, and 54% felt it would hurt patient-doctor relationships. Multivariable analyses suggest that physicians physically furthest from their inpatient site were had more favorable attitudes toward the hospitalist model; more experienced and busier physicians were more negative. Future investigations should determine strategies for implementing the hospitalist model which address physicians' concerns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PHYSICIANS
*HOSPITAL patients
*ATTITUDE (Psychology)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08848734
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 5593547
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2001.91154.x