but i do want to add, that a hospitalist is better than an absent physician.
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I was not too happy with the hospitalist experience. They are so busy with other patients, it is hard to get in touch with them. If you have a dr that knows you, you don't want someone new coming in and changing meds around and having no personal knowledge or history of your famiy member. I wish you would write about the need for home visiting nurse practitioners. If drs had these nurses on staff, this would eliminate the need for many to end up in the hospital or nursing home when they can't get to a dr. A good nurse practitioner is just as good as a dr b/c they deal directly hands on more with patients and have more time. Medicare should start giving drs credits who establish home visiting nurse practitioners in their practices. In my community I have access to a dermatologist practitioner who works under a dr and makes home visits. This has been wonderful since she can treat the patient in their home and in bed when they otherwise could not get up on a dr table in an office or even make the trip.
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