Identify some clinical KPIs to justify that hospitalist programs at Dogwood can be an integral part of patient care. 2. Define the clinical KPIs you identified in the previous question. Yo

1. Identify some clinical KPIs to justify that hospitalist programs at Dogwood can be an integral part of patient care.
2. Define the clinical KPIs you identified in the previous question. You must be very specific.
3. What data might you need to measure your clinical KPIs? How will you measure them (you must be very specific)?
4. Identify some internal and external benchmarks to compare your KPIs
5. Using your clinical KPIs, in what condition(s) can you justify expanding the hospital medicine program to include a procedure service? What questions should you ask and answer in this process?

Reference: Paul, J.E., Watson, G.G., (2017) “Structure and Funding of Hospitalist Programs” In Darr, Farnsworth, and Myrtle (sixth Ed.), Cases in Health Services Management (pp. 293-304). Health Professions Press.