What is the role of a hospitalist?
Hospitalists specialize in caring for hospitalized patients. They spend their work day in the hospital and do not run a traditional clinic practice. This allows them to be more available to patients and families during hospitalization, and allows traditional primary care doctors to be more available to patients in the clinic. Because their specialty is hospital medicine, a hospitalist’s main focus is direct patient care. Additional responsibilities can include teaching, research and leadership related to hospital medicine.
Related Questions
- If CPOE and E-signature are used infrequently by a physician at a Meridian hospital or if they refer his/her patients to a hospitalist, will they be subject to these eligibility requirements?
- How many times does a hospitalist have to see a patient to report the "same day admit/discharge" codes?
- Does advanced medical technology encourage hospitalist use and their direct employment by hospitals?
