Use of "proceduralists" increases at academic medical centers
Hospitalist Leadership Connection, July 18, 2007
According to a July 11 article in The Wall Street Journal, many large academic medical centers are establishing special procedure services and new procedure-training programs for medical residents. As a result, physicians with special expertise called "proceduralists" are now readily available to perform procedures ranging from catheter insertions to spinal taps.
A steady decline in the number of physicians trained to perform "skills-intensive" medical procedures in recent years is contributing to the trend, according to the article. Procedural medicine is not yet a standalone medical specialty, but is emerging as an important new option for physicians who want to perform risky procedures, the article says.
Hospitals benefit from enlisting the services of proceduralists because they see reduced complication rates when services are performed by physicians experienced in the specific procedures.
To access the complete article (subscription required), go to: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118410727844462566-search.html?KEYWORDS=health+care&COLLECTION=wsjie/6month.
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