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A Multicenter Trial of Academic Hospitalists

NCT00204048 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 104940

Last updated 2023-05-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Care of hospitalized patients by "hospitalists" -- often defined as physicians who dedicate at least 25% of their practice to inpatient care -- is a recent, growing, and controversial trend in health care delivery in the United States. But despite the growth of interest in hospitalists, there have been few scientific evaluations of the concept. The comprehensive aim of this research study is to measure and analyze the effects of hospitalists on patient outcomes, costs and medical education on the general medical services of a group of academic centers.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Observation (behavior)

Inpatients admitted in GenMed at the University of Chicago will be consented to participate in an inpatient interview that consists of questions related to quality of care and satisfaction. The patient will also be interviewed over the phone 30 days after discharge and will be asked questions related to current health and their satisfaction during their stay at University of Chicago.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Meltzer, M.D., Ph.D. · University of Chicago

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-07-31
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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