Why the study?
Does care by hospitalists improve quality of care and resource utilization in patients hospitalized with heart failure compared to nonhospitalist general internists?
Population
280 patients with a principal diagnosis of heart failure at a 550-bed community-based teaching hospital in…
Comparison
Care provided by hospitalists vs Care provided by nonhospitalist general internists
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
In-hospital
Authors
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Hospitalist care was associated with better LVEF documentation and shorter adjusted LOS in HF; leaves open effects on outcomes and need for randomized trials.
Does care by hospitalists improve quality of care and resource utilization in patients hospitalized with heart failure compared to nonhospitalist general internists?
Hospitalist care for heart failure patients is associated with better documentation of left ventricular function and shorter length of stay, with similar costs and adherence to key medical therapies compared to nonhospitalists.
Lindenauer et al. (2002) studied this question.