What types of patients do hospitalists comanage?

HOW COMMON is it for hospitalists to comanage patients? According to data from the 2018 Today’s Hospitalist Compensation & Career Survey, comanagement remains a staple of hospital medicine. Orthopedic surgery remains that most popular comanagement service for hospitalists, with 89% of all hospitalists saying that they comanage orthopedic patients. In this slideshow, we explore the types of comanagement hospitalists provide and how they view their relationship with specialists.

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Take a look at all the slide shows in our series:

A look at hospitalist job offers

A look at academic hospital medicine

A look at hospitalist job satisfaction

What types of patients do hospitalists manage?

What do bonuses and incentives for hospitalists look like?

How large is the average hospitalist group?

A look at hospitalists’ pay raises

A look at hospitalists’ patient volumes

A look at hospitalists’ rounding patterns

Who’s covering days, nights and weekends?

2018 update on hospitalist compensation

A 10-year look at hospitalist work hours

Trends in bonuses and incentives for hospitalists

Trends in hospitalist career satisfaction

A 10-year look at hospitalist compensation

A 10-year look at patient volumes

View 50+ charts with data from our latest salary survey.