Key result
Hospitalist survey identifies innovations in geriatric hospital care in only 11 programs.
Why the study?
The rapid growth of the hospitalist movement presents an opportunity to reconsider paradigms of care for hospitalized older patients.
Population
Hospitalist community surveyed in 2003 and 2004
Comparison
Hospitalist programs with geriatric care innovations vs those without
Design
Cross-sectional survey
Authors
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Limited geriatric innovations among hospitalist programs; hypothesis-generating for targeted models in hospitalized older adults.
Cross-Sectional
There is a scarcity of geriatric care approaches among hospitalist groups, highlighting a need for collaboration between hospitalists and geriatricians to improve care for acutely ill older patients.
Wald et al. (2006) conducted a cross-sectional in Hospitalized older patients. Geriatric care approaches in hospitalist programs was evaluated on Innovations in geriatric hospital care. A cross-sectional survey of the hospitalist community identified innovations in geriatric hospital care in only 11 hospitalist programs, highlighting a scarcity of such approaches.
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