The functionality of two programs at the cost of one

In many cases, a full emergency department and in-house hospitalist program is not needed at smaller community hospitals. We find that our integrated program allows hospitals to achieve the same or improved patient experience and patient outcomes, while reducing costs and improving care quality and efficiency. Leveraging our integrated approach, inpatient services are provided as an extension of traditional emergency medicine services by physicians skilled in both emergency and inpatient care. This allows smaller community hospitals to offer an inpatient program without the cost of a stand-alone hospitalist program.

HOW IT WORKS

• One physician, skilled in both emergency and inpatient care oversees patients in the ED and inpatient settings

• We design a model that covers your hospital’s unique patient arrival trends

• Typically, the physician handles inpatient rounding in the morning, befor ED volumes peak for the day and remains on call for inpatient patients while leading ED coverage for the remainder of the day

• When patient volume requires, an APP and a physician work together to support the ED and HM services

• In smaller hospitals, the integrated model improves care continuity while optimizing resource use

Benefits of the Integrated Approach

Smaller community and rural hospitals with lower ED volumes enjoy an integrated ED and HM program because it expands their coverage capability and improves patient experience at a much lower costs that operating two separate inpatient and emergency services.

• BOOST PATIENT SATISFACTION
  • • OFFER A MORE STREAMLINED CARE EXPERIENCE, REDUCE RISK, AND IMPROVE CARE CONTINUITY BY REDUCING PATIENT HAND-OFF POINTS.
• DECREASE TRANSFERS
  • • BOLSTER YOUR IN-HOUSE INPATIENT RESOURCES TO IMPROVE ADMISSION AND TRANSFER RATIOS.
• INCREASE PROCESS EFFICIENCY
  • • REDUCE UNASSIGNED ADMISSIONS AND SHORTEN LENGTH OF STAY BY STREAMLINING THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS.