Psychiatry Hospitalist

[MedStudentWanna]

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Is there such a thing? Can a psychiatrist work as a hospitalist the way IM docs can? If so, what's the benefit to doing it?

 

[nitemagi]

Is there such a thing? Can a psychiatrist work as a hospitalist the way IM docs can? If so, what's the benefit to doing it?

Yes, in a C/L situation. The benefit is no continuity of care, if that appeals to you, meaning no call/no calls in the middle of the night, no overhead, frank salary, and all the other interests of c/l.

 

[MedStudentWanna]

Yes, in a C/L situation. The benefit is no continuity of care, if that appeals to you, meaning no call/no calls in the middle of the night, no overhead, frank salary, and all the other interests of c/l.

I'm sorry, I haven't even started med school yet. Can you tell me what C/L stands for?

 

[HCE]

I'm sorry, I haven't even started med school yet. Can you tell me what C/L stands for?

Consultation/Liaison...also known as Psychosomatic Medicine. See the "Psychiatry Fellowships" sticky at the top of this Psychiatry Forum for more details.

 

[OldPsychDoc]

There are also some inpatient psych settings which are experimenting with a hospitalist model--7 days on/7 days off in tandem with another doc.

 

[MBK2003]

There are also some inpatient psych settings which are experimenting with a hospitalist model--7 days on/7 days off in tandem with another doc.

I bet you need the two psychiatrists to have a good relationship and similar treatment philosophies. I could only imagine the disastrous outcome...

"Haldol 5mg bid" ... 7 days later "Zyprexa 10mg qhs"...7 days later "Haldol 5mg bid"

Could you imagine the splitting a skilled BPD client could do with psychiatrists rotating weekly?

 

[daru1]

"Haldol 5mg bid" ... 7 days later "Zyprexa 10mg qhs"...7 days later "Haldol 5mg bid"

Could you imagine the splitting a skilled BPD client could do with psychiatrists rotating weekly?

...I laughed out loud when I read that.

 

[OldPsychDoc]

I bet you need the two psychiatrists to have a good relationship and similar treatment philosophies. I could only imagine the disastrous outcome...

"Haldol 5mg bid" ... 7 days later "Zyprexa 10mg qhs"...7 days later "Haldol 5mg bid"

Could you imagine the splitting a skilled BPD client could do with psychiatrists rotating weekly?

It's designed to be a "short stay" unit (<5 days), but I get the drift...😀