The proposed executive position is called the Chief Primary Care Medical Officer. This individual would be charged with leading their hospital’s efforts to create systems that bridge the primary care continuum between hospitalists and a patient’s primary care provider.
The article’s authors believe that instituting this position could not only improve patient care and satisfaction, but also decrease length of stay and readmission rates through improved coordinated care with primary physicians.
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