Geriatrician-hospitalist model cut costs and LOS
Hospitalist Leadership Connection, October 6, 2009
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A collaborative consultation model between geriatricians and hospitalists can help improve the care of older hospital patients with acute illness, according to a new study, “Development and Implementation of a Proactive Geriatrics Consultation model in Collaboration with Hospitalists,” published in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Called the Proactive Geriatric Consultation Service, hospitalists, geriatricians, and nurse practitioners at Indiana University worked together to consult on cases early during the hospital stay. They focused these consultations on functional and psychosocial issues.
Researchers found that the geriatrician-hospitalist model reduced length of stay and cut hospital costs. In addition, most hospitalists (96%) rated this model as excellent and believed it to improve the care of the patients.
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