Characteristics of primary care providers who adopted the hospitalist model from 2001 to 2009
Population
1172 primary care providers with ≥20 inpatients in every study year from 2001 through 2009, based on 100%…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2001 to 2009
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Certain PCP traits may inform targeted adoption strategies; leaves open whether associations persist or affect outcomes today.
Structured PICO
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Population
1172 primary care providers (PCPs) with ≥20 inpatients in every study year from 2001 through 2009, based on 100% Texas Medicare claims
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Intervention
Adoption of the hospitalist model
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Outcome
Proportion of PCPs using hospitalists over time and PCP factors associated with this transition
PCP characteristics such as US training, family medicine specialty, and high outpatient volumes are associated with the adoption of the hospitalist model, and these associations have evolved over time.
Cite This Study
Boonyasai et al. (2015) studied this question.