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The Human Resource Management Report
Staff Reporters
According to a study published in Human Resource Management, hospitals that employ the hospitalist model-of-care delivered better patient outcomes.
The Study
The study explored the differences between hospitalists and traditional models of care, measuring performance outcomes in more than 6,000 cases at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts between July 2001 and July 2003. At the time of the study, hospitalists treated approximately one-third of the hospital’s patients, and private practice physicians treated the remaining two-thirds.
The Results
Compared to the traditional approach, researchers found that the hospitalist model:
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Decreased the length of patient stay by about half a day and reduced costs to the hospital by $655 per patient;
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Reduced the risk of re-admission by 41.8 percent, a key measure of quality performance in hospitals;
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Improved coordination of care 13.2% by increasing the strength of relationships between physicians and other members of the care provider team.
Assessment
The study was reported in the Society of Hospital Medicine, on November 17, 2008
Conclusion
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