Do Hospitalists Improve the Quality of Care? - Health Blog - WSJ

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By Shirley S. Wang Traditionally, the same doctors oversaw patients’ care both in and out of the hospital. But in recent years, more hospitals have hired full-time docs known as hospitalists to provide general care to inpatients. So do hospitalists improve care? Yes, a new study suggests — but an accompanying editorial questions the findings, reminding us that the debate over hospitalists persists. Read More

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