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Cross-sectional analysis of hospitalist prevalence and quality of care in California†‡

  1. Eduard E. Vasilevskis MD1,2,4,5,6,7,§,*,
  2. R. Justin Knebel BS1,
  3. R. Adams Dudley MD, MBA3,7,
  4. Robert M. Wachter MD1,
  5. Andrew D. Auerbach MD, MPH1

Article first published online: 8 APR 2010

DOI: 10.1002/jhm.609

Issue

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volume 5, Issue 4, pages 200–207, April 2010

Additional Information

How to Cite

Vasilevskis, E. E., Knebel, R. J., Dudley, R. A., Wachter, R. M. and Auerbach, A. D. (2010), Cross-sectional analysis of hospitalist prevalence and quality of care in California. J. Hosp. Med., 5: 200–207. doi: 10.1002/jhm.609

Author Information

  1. 1

    Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

  2. 2

    Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

  3. 3

    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

  4. 4

    Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

  5. 5

    Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Care (GRECC), Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee

  6. 6

    Clinical Research Training Center of Excellence (CRCoE), Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee

  7. 7

    Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

  1. §

    Telephone: 615-936-1935; Fax: 615-936-1269

*Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1215 21st Ave., S., 6006 Medical Center East, NT, Nashville, TN 37232-8300

  1. †

    Supported by a California Healthcare Foundation Grant (05-1755). During the course of this research, A.D.A. was also supported by a K08 research and training grant (K08 HS11416-02) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). R.A.D.'s work on this project was supported by an Investigator Award in Health Policy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. E.E.V. was supported by a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Research-Training Grant T32, the Veterans Affairs Clinical Research Center of Excellence, and the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Tennessee Valley Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare, Nashville, TN. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  2. ‡

    Disclosure: Nothing to report.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 APR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 8 APR 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 9 AUG 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 4 AUG 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 13 APR 2009

Funded by

  • California Healthcare Foundation. Grant Number: 05-1755
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Grant Number: K08 HS11416-02
  • Investigator Award in Health Policy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • National Research Service Award Institutional Research-Training Grant T32
  • Veterans Affairs Clinical Research Center of Excellence
  • Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
  • Tennessee Valley Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare, Nashville, TN

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