TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine A1 - Budnitz, Tina A1 - McKean, Sylvia C. A2 - McKean, Sylvia C. A2 - Ross, John J. A2 - Dressler, Daniel D. A2 - Scheurer, Danielle B. PY - 2017 T2 - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e AB - The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) defines hospital medicine as “a medical specialty dedicated to the delivery of comprehensive medical care to hospitalized patients.” The role of hospitalist was initially conceived to reduce length of stay and the cost of hospitalization by placing physicians dedicated to inpatient care in the hospital for most of the day. During the first decade of the hospitalist movement, the scope of work attributed to the hospitalist role varied considerably from one practice setting to another. At the same time, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) acknowledged training gaps in six main competency areas for the evaluation of medical trainees: patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and system-based learning. Despite embracing the importance of evidence-based care and systems’ improvement, especially around transitions of care and the well-publicized safety and quality issues facing hospitalized patients, hospital medicine leaders were recruiting physicians from traditional residency programs that had not adequately prepared them for their new roles. These physicians required additional training as their roles evolved with the expectation that they would improve hospital processes that affect the quality of inpatient care, patient safety, and education of the next generation of physicians. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137625529 ER -