On August 15, 1996 in the New England Journal of Medicine, R.M. Wachter and L. Goldman
anticipated the rapid growth of a new group of physicians and coined the term “hospitalist”.
These inpatient internal medicine specialists were dedicated to managing hospitalized
patients [
[1]
]. Hospitalists are now defined as physicians whose primary professional focus includes
clinical care, teaching, research and/or administration for hospitalized patients.
In 1997 John Nelson and Wintrop Whitcomb founded the Society of Hospital Medicine.
The mission of the Society of Hospital Medicine is to promote exceptional care for
hospitalized patients [
[2]
]. This goal will be achieved through the following objectives:
www.hospitalmedicine.org
Date accessed: May 5, 2019
- 1.Promoting high quality and high value health care for every hospitalized patient;
- 2.Advancing the state of the art in hospital medicine through education and research;
- 3.Improving hospitals and the health care community through innovation, collaboration and patient centered care;
- 4.Supporting and nurturing a vibrant, diverse and multidisciplinary membership to ensure the long-term health of hospital medicine;
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- The emerging role of “hospitalists” in the American health care system.N. Engl. J. Med. 1996; 335: 514-517
- www.hospitalmedicine.orgDate accessed: May 5, 2019
- www.bls.govDate accessed: May 5, 2019
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Published online: July 04, 2019
Received:
May 17,
2019
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