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Hospitalist as consultant

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
26 KB
Volume
1
Category
Article
ISSN
1553-5592

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✦ Synopsis

Hospitalists may provide expert medical opinion regarding the care of hospitalized patients or may serve as consultants for patients under the care of other medical and surgical services. The hospitalist consultant may provide opinions and recommendations or actively manage the patient's hospital care. Effective and frequent communication between the hospitalist and the requesting physician ensures safe and quality care. Hospitalists should promote communication between services to improve the care of the hospitalized patient, optimize resource utilization, and enhance patient safety.

KNOWLEDGE

Hospitalists should be able to:

β€’ Define the role of the hospitalist consultant.

β€’ Describe the components of an effective consultation.

β€’ Assess the urgency of the consultation and the questions posed by the requesting physician.

β€’ List factors that may affect implementation of consultant's recommendations.

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