A recent study showed that care provided by hospitalists equalled that of family physicians and internists but at a significantly reduced cost. The study confirmed that patients of hospitalists had the same death rate and rate of re-admission as other physicians but provided the added benefit of lower bills and earlier discharges. On average, hospitalist patients went home 9.6 hours sooner and and were billed at a cost of $5,129 compared to $5,254 to $5,397 for patients of other non-hospital based physicians. Hospitalists work for hospitals or insurers solely to supervise the care of hospital patients without primary care physicians or whose doctors do not make hospital rounds.
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