CEO's Perceptions of Hospitalists: Diffusion of the Strategy

Authors

Joan L. Exline, University of Southern Mississippi
Sharon Topping, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Cathy Baxter, University of Southern Mississippi

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2004

School

Management

Abstract

Many hospitals have initiated a strategy to reduce costs and improve quality of care by using physicians as "hospitalists." A hospitalist specializes in inpatient care. This article reports the findings of survey research examining CEO perceptions of the hospitalist model, with particular interest in diffusion of the strategy in rural and low managed care hospital markets. Findings indicate there is less diffusion of the hospitalist model to rural areas because of lack of information about the cost effectiveness of the program and medical staff resistance. Recommendations to increase adoption of the hospitalist strategy include educating about the benefits of the strategy and paying attention to areas of concern by the medical staff.

Publication Title

Hospital Topics

Volume

82

Issue

1

First Page

18

Last Page

24

Recommended Citation

Exline, J., Topping, S., Baxter, C. (2004). CEO's Perceptions of Hospitalists: Diffusion of the Strategy. Hospital Topics, 82(1), 18-24.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/21120