Hospitalists are uniquely positioned to shoulder the full force of this change. Hospitalists now practice in most hospitals throughout the country, and they are right at the intersection of the patient and the illness, thrown into the caldron of change along with allied health and our institutions. We must embrace change and we mold it into a new system of care, a system that benefits our patients based on data, evidence, and compassion. There is an outcome where hospitalists and our patients both win; it is the future, and now it seems closer to reality. TH
Dr. Wellikson is the CEO of SHM