Impact of hospitalists on the efficiency of inpatient care and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Sohail Abdul Salim (Author), Ahmed Elmaraezy (Author), Amaleswari Pamarthy (Author), Charat Thongprayoon (Author), Wisit Cheungpasitporn (Author), Venkataraman Palabindala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Over the past 20 years, hospitalists have assumed a greater portion of healthcare service for hospitalized patients. This was mainly due to reducing the length of stay (LOS) and hospital costs shown by many studies. In contrast, other studies suggested increased cost and resources utiliz...