Tele-Hospitalist Services to Support the Opening of a New Rural Hospital

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Describes a tele-hospitalist model designed to support the Medical University of South Carolina Health System (MUSC Health) Black River, a 25-bed rural hospital in South Carolina that opened in 2023. Examines the operational and clinical performance of MUSC Health Black River during its first six quarters of operation, including patient volume, payer mix, average daily census (ADC), 30-day readmissions, and more.

Yotam Papo, Jillian Harvey, Dunc Williams Jr., et al.

Journal of Hospital Medicine, 21(9), 1075-1080

09/2026

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