All+About+Hospitalists+and+Why+Companies+Are+Outsourcing+Them%0d%0a%0d%0aFirstly%2c+you+have+to+understand+what+a+hospitalist+is.+Hospitalists+are+doctors+who+specialize+or+focus+on+hospital+medicine.+Meaning+these+doctors+consider+the+hospital+as+their+office.+Hospitalists+are+involved+in+patient+care%2c+research%2c+teaching+and+leadership+related+to+hospital+care.+Hospitalists+focus+around+the+site+of+care%2c+which+is+the+hospital%2c+unlike+cardiology%2c+that+focuses+on+a+single+organ+and+oncology+that+focuses+on+diseases.+Hospitalists+help+manage+patient+care+in+the+hospital.+They+often+see+patients+in+the+ER%2c+admit+them+to+inpatient+wards%2c+and+cares+for+them+even+after+being+hospitalized.+The+activity+of+a+hospitalist+focuses+on+hospital+care+for+inpatients.+They+provide+another+way+to+improve+and+also+assist+in+the+traditional+patient-doctor+relationship.+They+also+do+not+have+any+outside+practices+and+focuses.+Because+of+this%2c+hospitalists+are+able+to+take+care+and+have+more+time+for+hospital+patients.+Today%2c+there+are+organizations+and+companies+that+provide+hospitalist+physicians+in+hospitals+all+over+the+world+in+a+contractual+basis.+This+is+because+they+are+able+to+provide+service+to+primary+healthcare+physicians+who+are+regulars+in+the+hospital%e2%80%99s+medical+staff.+This+means+that+they+will+be+responsible+for+outpatient+and+emergency+room+care+patients+if+a+member+of+the+medical+staff+doesn%e2%80%99t+want+the+responsibility.+Another+benefit+that+the+hospital+can+take+advantage+of+if+they+hire+Hospitalists+is+that+they+will+be+able+to+move+patients+to+the+recovery+process+faster.+Hospitals+will+now+be+able+to+do+this+without+sacrificing+the+quality+of+hospital+care.+This+means+that+it+will+eventually+ease+the+frequent+needs+of+the+hospital+on+holding+patients+in+the+emergency+department+and+also+on+the+admission.+Hospitalist+programs+can+eventually+benefit+the+physicians%2c+the+hospital+and+the+patient%3a+For+physicians%2c+it+will+enable+regular+healthcare+physicians+to+concentrate+in+their+medical+practice.+This+will+also+allow+them+to+improve+their+skills+and+it+will+also+enable+them+to+use+their+time+more+efficiently.+The+hospitalist+system+will+eventually+eliminate+or+at+least+decrease+the+on-call+responsibility+of+primary+healthcare+physicians+on+patients+who+are+not+yet+assigned+to+a+physician%2c+and+it+will+also+have+reimbursement+advantages.+Hospitals+will+also+benefit+from+hospitalist+programs.+This+is+because+it+actually+reduces+the+patient%e2%80%99s+length+of+stay+and+the+hospital+costs+to+about+15%25.+This+program+will+also+decrease+the+number+of+admissions+that+are+inappropriate+and+the+number+of+days+denied+for+managed+care+companies.+A+hospitalist+program+also+provides+satisfaction+rating+for+the+patient+and+the+family+and+it+also+improves+relationship+between+the+physician+and+the+patient.+For+patients%2c+studies+have+found+that+after+being+taken+care+of+hospitalists%2c+patients+also+prefers+the+hospitalist+concept+rather+than+wanting+their+own+doctor+to+take+care+of+them+during+their+stay+at+the+hospital.+The+hospitalist+is+always+in+the+hospital+and+is+readily+available+for+the+patient%e2%80%99s+needs.+They+will+be+able+to+answer+questions+from+both+the+families+and+the+patients.+Think+of+hospitalists+as+outsourced+physicians+by+a+company.+Hospitals+now+hire+outsourced+hospitalists+in+order+to+improve+the+quality+of+hospital+care+and+to+satisfy+their+in-house+medical+staff+and+also+their+patient.+Having+hospitalists+in+a+hospital+will+ensure+round-the-clock+quality+care+for+patient+and+at+the+same+time%2c+reduce+the+cost+that+a+hospital+may+spend+for+patients.+They+will+be+the+ones+who+will+admit%2c+and+take+care+of+the+patient+on+the+duration+of+time+they+are+admitted+in+the+hospital.+With+hospitalists%2c+you+will+never+again+wait+for+your+doctor+to+take+care+of+you.+Care+will+always+be+there+24+hours+a+day+and+7+days+a+week.%0d%0a%0d%0a%0c