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Dyad hospitalist model puts millions back into the bottom line

Medical Staff Briefing, September 1, 2010

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Case study: Reid Hospital

Dyad hospitalist model puts millions back into the bottom line

Although hospitalists are well aware of their programs’ resource utilization and case management goals, they may lose sight of those goals during the course of their busy days. They may feel like they need an extra set of arms and legs and a guiding voice to keep them on track.

To provide that extra set of arms and legs, hospitalist program leaders may want to consider implementing a dyad hospitalist model. A dyad model pairs a medical director who oversees clinical operations and high-level administrative initiatives with a nurse director who oversees day-to-day administrative operations.

 

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