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Neurohospitalists: An Emerging Subspecialty

Neurohospitalists: An Emerging Subspecialty Akin to the rapid growth in hospitalist medicine seen in the prior decade, there has been a recent explosion in the need for neurohospitalists. Factors driving this demand include nationally mandated quality and safety measures, the increasing complexity and age of the hospitalized patient, and diminished training in diagnosis and management of neurological illnesses for internal medicine residents. The role of the neurohospitalist is varied and may include not only providing neurological care to hospitalized patients but also serving as a leader in an institution’s push to meet quality and safety measures. Close collaboration with intensivists, vascular neurologists, and outpatient neurologists is both a challenge and essential for successful delivery of care both during hospitalization and after discharge. Future challenges facing neurohospitalists include defining its relationship to other fields, instituting a pathway for certification, and conducting research to guide the development of evidence-based practice and quality measures. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports Springer Journals

Neurohospitalists: An Emerging Subspecialty

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Neurology
ISSN
1528-4042
eISSN
1534-6293
DOI
10.1007/s11910-012-0273-8
pmid
22544508
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Abstract

Akin to the rapid growth in hospitalist medicine seen in the prior decade, there has been a recent explosion in the need for neurohospitalists. Factors driving this demand include nationally mandated quality and safety measures, the increasing complexity and age of the hospitalized patient, and diminished training in diagnosis and management of neurological illnesses for internal medicine residents. The role of the neurohospitalist is varied and may include not only providing neurological care to hospitalized patients but also serving as a leader in an institution’s push to meet quality and safety measures. Close collaboration with intensivists, vascular neurologists, and outpatient neurologists is both a challenge and essential for successful delivery of care both during hospitalization and after discharge. Future challenges facing neurohospitalists include defining its relationship to other fields, instituting a pathway for certification, and conducting research to guide the development of evidence-based practice and quality measures.

Journal

Current Neurology and Neuroscience ReportsSpringer Journals

Published: Apr 28, 2012

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