This single center analysis studied the effects of localizing 2 hospitalist teams on a single nursing unit; compared to historical and concurrent controls, they found the localized teams had about 1 more patient encounter and between 1.4 and 2.2 more RVUs per day. They also received 50% fewer pages, walked fewer steps, and had no difference in 30 day readmissions or charges. They did, however, have a LOS ~10% higher. For hospitalist teams considering geographic localization, there appear to be many benefits, although LOS should be closely tracked (abstract)
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