"Hospitalists" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Physicians who are employed to work exclusively in hospital settings, primarily for managed care organizations. They are the attending or primary responsible physician for the patient during hospitalization.
| Descriptor ID |
D020445
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.630.490.400 M01.526.485.740.422.400 M01.526.485.810.580 N02.360.630.490.400 N02.360.740.422.400 N02.360.810.580
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hospitalists" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hospitalists" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospitalists" by people in Profiles.
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A multi-institutional rapid qualitative assessment of factors supporting diagnostic excellence in hospital medicine. J Hosp Med. 2026 Sep; 21(9):1008-1016.
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A Review of Well-being Assessment Instruments in Hospital Medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Jul; 41(9):2567-2575.
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Research Mentorship Models in Hospital Medicine: A Narrative Review. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2025 Nov 25; 86(11):1-18.
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Research priorities for adult hospital medicine: A survey of US hospital medicine leaders. J Hosp Med. 2025 Nov; 20(11):1206-1211.
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iSPOT: Creation and Implementation of a National Peer Observation and Feedback Program. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Apr 01; 15(4):e148-e153.
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Development and Evaluation of a Direct Care Hospitalist Service Internal Medicine Sub-internship Rotation. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 01; 40(1):277-283.
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A Qualitative Study of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Fellowship Program Directors' Perspectives on Short-Term Hospitalist Employment Prior to Fellowship. J Grad Med Educ. 2024 Apr; 16(2):210-220.
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Develop Your CORE2 for Career Flourishing: A Career Development Workshop for Hospitalists. MedEdPORTAL. 2024; 20:11387.
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Early Experiences With Nirsevimab: Perspectives From Newborn Hospitalists. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 03 01; 14(3):e170-e172.
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Multi-Institution Survey of Accepting Physicians' Perception of Appropriate Reasons for Interhospital Transfer: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation. J Patient Saf. 2024 04 01; 20(3):216-221.