Perspectives from an Ophthalmic Hospitalist-Changing How We View Hospital-Based Consults

Donna H Kim

doi:10.1055/s-0043-1777410

Perspectives from an Ophthalmic Hospitalist-Changing How We View Hospital-Based Consults

J Acad Ophthalmol (2017). 2023 Dec 6;15(2):e258-e260. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1777410. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Author

Donna H Kim¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.

Abstract

Inpatient and emergency room ophthalmology consults are becoming an increasingly important issue as fewer providers are willing to provide hospital-based coverage. In this Editorial, I explore aspects of this challenge and highlight a potential solution via the role of an ophthalmic hospitalist.

Keywords: emergency room consults; inpatient consults; ophthalmic hospitalist.

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Publication types

Editorial

Grants and funding

Funding D.K. is on faculty at Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University which receives funding support from the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD) and an unrestricted departmental grant from Research To Prevent Blindness (New York, NY).