Pilot Program Seeks to Keep Doctors

As a hospitalist — a doctor who cares for patients while they are in the hospital — they typically see patients on nearly every floor, in a variety of units, each with its own nursing staff.   Doctors are spending too much time moving among patients or answering pages from another area of the hospital.  The pilot program assigns hospitalists to specific units of the hospital which eliminates wasted travel time and gives physicians more time with patients, families and staff. [Read article]