Hospitalist Program. Contractor shall provide Hospitalist services, either through direct employment or a sub-contractual relationship.
Hospitalist Program. If the Contractor proposed to use a Hospitalist program in its response to the Request for Proposal number 0000-00-000 or number 0000-00-000, then the Contractor shall operate a Hospitalist program as it proposed and as incorporated as a part of this Contract pursuant to Section 5.6.1.5.
Hospitalist Program. Contractor shall encourage hospitals to provide Hospitalist services, and shall support and coordinate care with the Hospitalists employed by, or that subcontract with, Affiliated Providers.
Hospitalist Program. PCP hereby elects to participate in VISTA's Hospitalist Program (the "Program") at certain Participating Hospitals unless otherwise indicated on Schedule 2.22, attached hereto and incorporated herein. Under the Program, PCP understands and agrees that physicians contracted, directly or indirectly, with VISTA are responsible for certain Primary Care Services ("Hospitalist Physicians") PCP is otherwise obligated to provide under this Agreement on behalf of Members assigned to or who select PCP as their Primary Care Provider ("PCP Members") who present to or are admitted as inpatients to a hospital, including, but not limited to (i) evaluation of PCP Members presenting to the hospital's emergency room; (ii) conducting daily hospital rounds of PCP Members; (iii) coordinating care of PCP Members and ensuring timely provision of Medically Necessary diagnostic tests and procedures; (iv) communicating regularly with PCP, PCP Members and the PCP Members' families, as appropriate; and (v) overseeing and coordinating discharge planning of PCP Members with PCP, VISTA and the hospital. PCP hereby agrees to assign responsibility of PCP Members to Hospitalist Physicians when PCP Members present to the emergency department or are inpatients of a hospital. Except in cases where PCP elects not to participate in the Program, PCP shall not document any progress notes in the PCP Member's record or issue any orders on behalf of a PCP Member who is an inpatient in a hospital; provided, however, that PCP shall continue PCP October 4, 2004 to perform all other Primary Care Services with respect to PCP Members, including, but not limited to (i) resuming responsibility for all care, including follow-up care, of a PCP Member immediately upon the PCP Member's discharge from the hospital; (ii) communicating all medical information/history to the Hospitalist Physician attending to a PCP Member which is necessary to the PCP Member's care and treatment in the hospital; and (iii) performing any and all other requirements as requested by VISTA in connection with PCP's participation in the Program. PCP shall comply with any and all VISTA Policies governing PCP's participation in the Program.
Hospitalist Program. Add. PCP retains the right to coordinate hospital admissions for the PCP’s patients and bypass participation in VISTA’s hospitalist program.
Hospitalist Program. Implementation of a hospitalist program which covers Midway Medical Center, Xxxxxxx Medical Center, Century City Medical Center, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center by June 30, 2001. The hospitalist program, including without limitation personnel and staffing levels, must be acceptable to PacifiCare as determined by PacifiCare’s Regional Medical Director. The hospitalist program must utilize medical management decision criteria and critical paths in daily patient management consistent with PacifiCare’s criteria.
