Remote nocturnist-hospitalist coverage is a multifactorial scenario. We can’t avoid the nationwide math problem with a shortage of physicians, which is compounded in rural areas. It’s really challenging to nocturnist-hospitalist talent. There are fewer doctors and their salaries continue to rise. Recruiting costs are rising as well especially in more rural areas. There an increased volume of patients and these patients are more complex because our population is aging. We are also starting to really reel the impact of provider burnout. TeleHospitalist coverage is a solution that can really provide relief for hospitals and their staff.
Small hospitals have fluctuating demand for care and for specialists, like neurology, pulmonology and cardiology. These hospitals also have a more difficult time securing 24/7/365 specialist coverage because of lower revenues that constrain their resources. And, the cost to employ specialists is higher for rural and community hospitals.
Often, specialist want to work at facilities where they can work with larger teams. The team environment enables these physicians to stay up-to-date on changes in their field. To supplement for the shortage of specialists, small and mid-sized hospitals are forced to leverage hospitalists for coverage which is driving an increase in hospitalist salaries as well.
Where do these hospitals turn when they cannot recruit (or afford to recruit) more hospitalists? How do they retain the hospitalists they have? These hospitals turn to telemedicine to reduce the burden of night calls and nocturnists care.
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