Study casts doubt on effectiveness of hospitalist care

amednews: Study casts doubt on effectiveness of hospitalist care :: Aug. 5, 2011 ... American Medical News: The patients cared for by hospitalists were discharged more than half a day earlier than patients treated by their primary care physicians, and their hospital charges were $282 lower on average. But the hospitalists' patients were 18% more likely to visit the emergency department within 30 days of leaving the hospital and 8% likelier to be rehospitalized within a month.