What Hospitalists Need to Know About Quality Improvement

AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to discuss quality improvement in the roles of Hospitalists.Recent FindingsHealthcare has seen two parallel evolutions in the field over the last 2 decades; the first being the integration of industrial quality improvement methodologies into healthcare with the aim of reducing cost and improving quality of care. At the same time, the inpatient care model has shifted with the development and significant growth of the hospitalist profession.SummaryHospitalists are physicians dedicating their sole practice to the care of hospitalized patients, and merging this knowledge with that of quality improvement methodologies can provide a platform to improve the quality of care delivered to hospitalized patients.
Source: Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research