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Perspective

Zero to 50,000 — The 20th Anniversary of the Hospitalist

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  • Robert M. Wachter, M.D.,
  • and Lee Goldman, M.D., M.P.H.

In the past 20 years, the number of hospitalists in the United States has grown from a few hundred to more than 50,000. Although challenges remain, many stars have aligned to enable the model to thrive and contribute to high-quality, efficient inpatient care.

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Funding and Disclosures

Disclosure forms provided by the authors are available at NEJM.org.

This article was published on August 10, 2016, at NEJM.org.

Author Affiliations

From the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (R.M.W.); and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York (L.G.).

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