Hospitalization and Post-hospitalization Outcomes Among Teaching Internal Medicine, Employed Hospitalist, and Locum Tenens Hospitalist Services in a Tertiary Center: a Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are no prospective studies comparing hospitalization and post-hospitalization outcomes between teaching internal medicine services and non-teaching hospitalists, and no prospective studies comparing these outcomes between locum and employed hospitalists.

Objective

To compare the length of stay, hospital costs readmission rate, and mortality rate in patients treated by teaching internal medicine services vs. hospitalists and among patients treated by locum vs. employed hospitalists.

Design

Prospective cohort study. Propensity score was used to obtain weighted estimates.

Setting

Referral center.

Patients

All patients 18 years and older admitted to internal medicine services.

Intervention

Treatment by teaching internal medicine servi

SUBMITTER: Mustafa Ali MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7832420 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature