A family practice residency inpatient service: a review of 631 admissions
Medley, E.S.; Halstead, M.L.
Journal of Family Practice 6(4): 817-822
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0094-3509 PMID: 641465 Document Number: 135365
This study reports a review of 631 admissions by family practice residents and staff over a 12-month period to an autonomous family practice service in a large US Army medical center. The diagnoses, number and types of consultations requested, types of patients cared for by residents in various levels of taining, and other pertinent data are reviewed. The study indicates that an inpatient family practice service can be very successful in terms of physician and patient satisfaction.