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Currently, there are more than 60,000 practicing hospitalists in the United States. This represents a steady and slight exponential growth over the past 25 years. No specialty has grown as fast and has had a greater impact on the delivery of healthcare than hospital medicine. Certainly, the COVID-19 pandemic has given the hospitalist a time to shine. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the specialty demonstrated its value by its flexibility and adaptability. One trend remains constant in this time of uncertainty – hospitalist have undisputed value. This chapter reviews current compensation trends and career satisfaction.
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Conrad, K. (2022). Update in Hospital Medicine: Trends in Compensation, COVID-19, Workplace Environment and Malpractice. In: Conrad, K. (eds) Clinical Approaches to Hospital Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95164-1_23
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