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Number of formal hospitalist comanagement programs growing

Hospitalist Leadership Connection, September 5, 2007

Developing a program whereby hospitalists comanage surgical patients can add value to your hospitalist program, improve care for patients organizationwide, and assist in developing better relationships with surgical staff members, according to the August issue of Hospitalist Management Advisor (HMA), published by HCPro.

While all hospitalists generally have occasion to consult on surgical patients, the number of formal comanagement patients is just beginning to burgeon, the article states.  

Those comanagement programs that do exist vary widely. Some include preoperative testing and evaluations to classify which patients are comanaged. For example, some children's hospitalist programs require that all patients under two years of age go into their comanagement program. Others require comanagement for patients with particular comorbidities. Some programs have hospitalists come in only when surgeons specifically request them. Others divide up their program into different levels of comanagement.

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