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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815079403321

Autore

Miller Joseph A. <1948->

Titolo

Hospitalists : a guide to building and sustaining a successful program / / Joseph A. Miller, John Nelson, Winthrop F. Whitcomb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : Health Administration Press, c2008

ISBN

1-56793-321-1

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 271 p. : ill

Collana

ACHE management series

Altri autori (Persone)

NelsonJohn <1959->

WhitcombWinthrop F

Disciplina

362.11068/3

Soggetti

Hospitalists

Hospitals - Personnel management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Hospitalists: why the concept works -- Hospitalist organizational models -- How hospitalists add value -- What is the return on investment for hospitalists? -- Hospitalist program essentials: achieving success and avoiding failure -- Legal and contract issues in hospitalist practice -- Hospitalist retention and career satisfaction -- Use of nonphysician clinical staff in hospitalist programs -- Communication in hospitalist programs -- Hospitalist staffing -- Hospitalist scheduling -- Night coverage for hospitalist practices -- Hospitalist compensation -- The role of the hospital medicine group director -- Measuring hospitalist performance / by Leslie A. Flores -- Hospitalist information systems -- Hospitalist billing and revenue -- Practice management issues in pediatric hospitalist programs / by Jack Percelay.