RT Book, Section A1 Shah, Samir S. A1 Zaoutis, Lisa B. A1 Catallozzi, Marina A1 Frank, Gary SR Print(0) ID 1122458786 T1 Preface—Inpatient Pediatrics, 2nd Edition T2 The Philadelphia Guide: Inpatient Pediatrics, 2e YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071829212 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122458786 RD 2022/08/08 AB Care of the hospitalized child has evolved dramatically since publication of the first edition of The Philadelphia Guide: Inpatient Pediatrics. Conditions that previously required prolonged hospitalization are now often treated exclusively in the outpatient setting or with only a brief hospitalization. Advances in medical technology have improved the survival rate of premature infants and those with chronic medical conditions. Further, changes in healthcare delivery have placed renewed emphasis on value, with an expectation of better outcomes at lower cost. As a result, the type of physician caring for these patients has also changed. At many institutions, hospital-based specialists, or “hospitalists,” now provide care for the majority of patients admitted to general pediatric wards, leading to the evolution of pediatric hospital medicine as a new specialty.