PMID- 35676991
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220716
IS  - 2168-8184 (Print)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Electronic)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Linking)
VI  - 14
IP  - 5
DP  - 2022 May
TI  - Workforce Characteristics of Med-Peds Hospitalists.
PG  - e24799
LID - 10.7759/cureus.24799 [doi]
LID - e24799
AB  - Objective This article aims to describe the workplace characteristics of internal 
      medicine and pediatrics (med-peds) hospitalists practicing hospital medicine (as 
      internal medicine hospitalists, pediatric hospitalists, or both) in the United 
      States. Methods The investigators conducted a cross-sectional survey of med-peds 
      hospitalists via distribution through online platforms supported by the Society 
      of Hospital Medicine (SHM), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and 
      Twitter. This sample was then reviewed and evaluated for similarities and 
      differences in workplace characteristics. Results One hundred and sixteen 
      respondents completed the survey and provided data on 63 unique institutions 
      employing med-peds hospitalists. Of these institutions, 46% (n=29) employed six 
      or more med-ped hospitalists within their hospital system. Furthermore, 44% (n = 
      28) of the institutions utilized the med-peds skillset to meet patient care needs 
      in their hospitals. Forty hospitalists from 24 unique institutions saw both 
      adults and children on the same day. Only 5.6% (n=6) of respondents were 
      fellowship-trained. Interestingly, 34.9% of institutions (n=22) were required to 
      provide adult-based care (age >21 years) within the pediatric hospital due to the 
      COVID-19 pandemic. Of note, 35.5% (n=38) of participants from 24 unique 
      institutions stated a high likelihood of hiring additional med-peds hospitalists 
      in the next one to two years. Conclusions Med-peds hospitalists have a unique 
      role within the hospitalist workforce given the variety of practice patterns and 
      clinical needs they can fill within a hospital system. This survey provides the 
      first sampling of workplace characteristics for actively practicing med-peds 
      hospitalists in the United States.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2022, Moza et al.
FAU - Moza, Roma
AU  - Moza R
AD  - Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, 
      USA.
FAU - Fish, David
AU  - Fish D
AD  - Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, USA.
FAU - Peterson, Rachel J
AU  - Peterson RJ
AD  - Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, 
      Indianapolis, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220507
PL  - United States
TA  - Cureus
JT  - Cureus
JID - 101596737
PMC - PMC9169433
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - hospital based
OT  - hospital med
OT  - med peds
OT  - med-peds
OT  - physician workforce
COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
EDAT- 2022/06/10 06:00
MHDA- 2022/06/10 06:01
PMCR- 2022/05/07
CRDT- 2022/06/09 02:05
PHST- 2022/03/08 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/05/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/06/09 02:05 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/06/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/06/10 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/05/07 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.7759/cureus.24799 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Cureus. 2022 May 7;14(5):e24799. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24799. eCollection 2022 May.