Comparison of Hospital Resource Use and Outcomes Among Hospitalists, Primary Care Physicians, and Other Generalists.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A physician's prior experience caring for a patient may be associated with patient outcomes and care patterns during and after hospitalization.

Objective

To examine differences in the use of health care resources and outcomes among hospitalized patients cared for by hospitalists, their own primary care physicians (PCPs), or other generalists.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective study analyzed admissions for the 20 most common medical diagnoses among elderly fee-for-service Medicare patients from January 1 through December 31, 2013. Patients had at least 1 previous encounter with an outpatient clinician within the 365 days before admission, and diagnoses were restricted to the 20 most common diagnosis related groups. Data were collected from

SUBMITTER: Stevens JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5820730 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature