Results are in on largest study of hospitalist benefits
Hospitalist Leadership Connection, December 26, 2007
A study examining the outcome of care provided to hospitalized patients by various physician specialties shows that patients cared for by hospitalists experience short stays, according to a University of California San Francisco press release.
The press released states that the lengths-of-stay (LOS) for patients cared for by hospitalists were approximately 12% shorter than the LOS of patients treated by general internists or family physicians. However, researchers found that treatment costs, mortality rates, and readmission rates were fairly similar across specialties.
Click here to read the press release and learn more about the researcher's findings.
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