Good article about Hospitalists...for patients without a primary MD they fill the gap when care is needed...and as the article states, they are on premise..fastest growing field in health care for physicians...BD

The majority of hospitals in the United States have hospitalists, because it's a better utilization of resources, of time, of communication skills and quality of care," said Ahmed Nawaz, who leads a hospitalist practice based at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. Yet many patients are unaware of the trend. "We don't introduce ourselves as 'hospitalists,' " said Washington internist Michael Molineux, director of the hospitalist program at Georgetown University Hospital. "Most patients don't know what it is or what it means.

Most hospitalists are internists; 11 percent are pediatricians. By 2010, SHM projects 30,000 hospitalists will be practicing.  Studies show hospitalists manage care more efficiently and reduce hospital stays. Hospitalists say they think that's because they order tests and procedures more promptly.

Hospitalists' biggest selling point is that they're always on-site.  The nurses like them because they're up-to-date and they communicate well.

The Hospitalist Is In . . . - washingtonpost.com

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