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| Hospitalist Management Advisor |
| June 2008 |
| Is a family medicine practitioner the right fit for your hospitalist program? |
| Editor's note: This article is the first in a series that will explore the benefits of using family medicine hospitalists as a response to the current hospitalist shortage.
At first glance, the numbers jump off the page. In hospitals, the reality is even more staggering. The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) estimates that there are about 20,000 hospitalists in the United States today. It also projects the need to exceed 40,000 during the next five years.
The demand for qualified hospitalists has far outgrown the supply, and hospitals are scrambling to staff their hos- pitalist programs with qualified physicians.
Unfortunately, it's just not that easy. |
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