Authors: George Everett Nizam Uddin Beth Rudloff
Publish Date: 2007/03/06
Volume: 22, Issue: 5, Pages: 662-667
Abstract
Measurements were hospital cost length of stay LOS mortality and 30day readmission rate adjusted for severity demographics and case mix Academic Internist teams had 30 lower cost and 40 lower LOS compared to traditional private Internists and 24 lower cost and 30 lower LOS compared to private Hospitalists Hospital mortality was equivalent for all groups Academic teams had 23–26 more 30day readmissions than the other groups
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