Hospital Based Specialist (HBS) Overview

The term Hospitalist was introduced over a decade ago. The typical hospitalist is trained in the specialty of Internal Medicine. The role of the hospitalist is to provide specialized treatment of the hospitalized patient.

Hospitalists work to improve the delivery of in-patient medical care through:

• Evidence-based medicine
• Real time intervention and clinical implementation
• Specialized attention to diseases affecting the hospital patient
• Reduction in morbidity and mortality
• Health education and risk factor reduction
• Coordination of care among specialists, physical therapists, nutritionists, case managers and primary care physicians.

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