Key result
Teaching hospitalist care was associated with a shorter mean length of stay compared to nonhospitalist care (5.01 vs 5.87 days; P<0.02), without adversely affecting readmission or mortality.
Why the study?
Does teaching hospitalist care reduce length of stay in patients discharged from an academic teaching service?
Population
All patients discharged from an academic teaching service for a 2-year period at Montefiore Medical Center
Comparison
Teaching hospitalist care vs Nonhospitalist care
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May support teaching hospitalist models for efficiency in academic centers; leaves open need for RCTs to confirm before practice change.
Cohort
No
Does teaching hospitalist care reduce length of stay in patients discharged from an academic teaching service?
Absolute Event Rate: 5.01% vs 5.87%
p-value: p=<.02
Teaching hospitalist care is associated with reduced length of stay, particularly for patients requiring close clinical monitoring or complex discharge planning, without increasing readmissions or mortality.
William N. Southern (2007) conducted a cohort in Hospital admissions requiring complex discharge planning and close clinical monitoring. Teaching hospitalist care vs. Nonhospitalist care was evaluated on Mean length of stay (LOS) (p=<.02). Teaching hospitalist care was associated with a shorter mean length of stay compared to nonhospitalist care (5.01 vs 5.87 days; P<0.02), without adversely affecting readmission or mortality.
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