Hospitalists: why the concept works -- Hospitalist organizational models -- How hospitalists add value -- What is the return on investment for hospitalists? -- Hospitalist program essentials: achieving success and avoiding failure -- Legal and contract issues in hospitalist practice -- Hospitalist retention and career satisfaction -- Use of nonphysician clinical staff in hospitalist programs -- Communication in hospitalist programs -- Hospitalist staffing -- Hospitalist scheduling -- Night coverage for hospitalist practices -- Hospitalist compensation -- The role of the hospital medicine group director -- Measuring hospitalist performance / by Leslie A. Flores -- Hospitalist information systems -- Hospitalist billing and revenue -- Practice management issues in pediatric hospitalist programs / by Jack Percelay.