Hospitalist Model Applications in The World and This Model's Potential Contribution to Turkey

Abstract

Hospitalists are physicians “whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients.” The hospitalist model is rapidly altering the landscape for inpatient care in the world. Most hospitalists are board-certified internists and some hospitalist physicians are family physicians. Although Turkey does not have a defined task for family doctors such as this.

We aim to review "hospitalist" concept and the relation to family doctors' job opportunities in the world and discuss the feasibility in Turkey

The hospitalist model offers many potential advantages. But is such a specialist area necessary for Turkey? Although the concept of ''Hospitalist'' is not used in Turkey yet.

 To take an active role of family doctors in inpatient follow-up can provide a visible benefit in improving the coordination of health care services.

Keywords

• Family Physicians; Hospitalist; Inpatient Care

Dünya'da Hospitalist Model Uygulamaları ve Bu Modelin Türkiye’ye Olası Katkıları

Öz

Hospitalistler, birincil hedefleri, "yatan hastaların genel tıbbi bakımı" olan hekimlerdir.  Hospitalist model, dünyadaki yatarak hasta bakımının manzarasını hızla değiştirmektedir. Hospitalist hekimlerin çoğu sertifikalı dahiliye uzmanları iken hospitalistlerin bazıları ise aile hekimleridir. Ancak Türkiye'de aile hekimleri için tanımlanmış bir kavram bulunmamaktadır.

Amacımız; dünyadaki hospitalist kavramını ve aile hekimleri için yarattığı fırsatları gözden geçirmek ve Türkiye'deki uygulanabilirliğini tartışmaktır.

Hospitalist model, bir çok potansiyel avantaj sunmaktadır. Peki, böyle bir uzmanlık alanı Türkiye için gerekli midir? Henüz Türkiye'de böyle bir uzmanlık alanı bulunmamaktadır.

Aile hekimlerinin, yatan hasta takibinde aktif rol alması, sağlık hizmetlerinin koordinasyonunun geliştirilmesinde gözle görülür bir fayda sağlayabilir.

 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Aile hekimliği; Hospitalist; Yatan hasta bakımı

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