The Effect of Hospitalists on Average Length of Stay.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Vinh, Khanhuyen P.; Walston, Stephen L.; Szychowski, Jeff; Hernandez, S. Robert
- Source
- Journal of Healthcare Management. May/Jun2019, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p169-184. 16p.
- Subject
- *CONCEPTUAL structures
*HOSPITAL utilization
*LENGTH of stay in hospitals
*HOSPITALS
*INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
*LONGITUDINAL method
*MEDICAL care costs
*ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness
*OCCUPATIONAL roles
*HOSPITALISTS
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Language
- ISSN
- 1096-9012
The article discusses a study that considers whether and to what extent hospitalists influence the average length of stay (ALOS). Highlights include the growth of hospital medicine since its emergence in the 1990s, empirical studies that compare ALOS reported by hospitalists versus non-hospitalists, and exclusion of government hospitals from the study.