Why the study?
Does a pediatric hospitalist system reduce length of stay and costs in hospitalized general pediatric patients?
Does a pediatric hospitalist system reduce length of stay and costs in hospitalized general pediatric patients?
Implementation of a pediatric hospitalist system in an HMO significantly reduced length of stay and hospitalization costs while improving parental ratings of care.
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Hospitalist introduction was associated with shorter pediatric LOS and lower costs; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice without RCTs.
Landrigan et al. (2002) studied this question.
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