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As such, the role of the hospitalist as an inpatient medicine specialist has become increasingly important to many health systems. More recently, subspecialties in medicine have begun adopting the hospitalist model to care for their inpatients. This care delivery model helps provide continuity, potentially decreased cost and length of stay, and a better quality of life with a more predictable schedule for hospitalists and their outpatient colleagues. This model also aims to provide more timely consultation for inpatients, to help improve communication among inpatient caregiver teams, and to reduce redundant tests while also enhancing patient satisfaction. As a primarily outpatient procedure (and clinic)-based specialty, gastroenterology may benefit from the hospitalist model by being able to provide highly specialized care to acutely ill hospitalized patients with less disruption to outpatient schedules. This article discusses the structure of the gastroenterology hospitalist model, advantages to gastroenterologists and their practices, and the challenges of developing and implementing this model, as well as highlights the increasingly recognized value of this new paradigm in gastroenterology.  \nThe role of the hospitalist celebrated its 20th anniversary in  \n2016. In 1996, Wachter and Goldman first described the novel role of an inpatient medicine specialist in an editorial in The New England Journal of Medicine.1 Although this role has become a well-recognized mainstay in the fields of internal medicine and pediatrics, with over 50,000 adult and 1700 pediatric hospitalist providers across the country, a paucity of literature exists regarding the gastroenterology (GI) hospitalist model.2,3 Over the years,  \nGastroenterology & Hepatology Volume 16, Issue 11 November 2020 571  \nHUGHES ET AL    \nCommunication  \nIncreased access  \nInterservice collaboration  \nBenefits of a GI hospitalist service  \nThroughput enhancement  \nQI/safety  \nDecreased length of stay  \nService continuity  \nStaff and peer education  \nFigure. Benefits of a GI hospitalist service. GI, gastroenterology; QI, quality improvement.  \nas other specialties have begun to establish dedicated inpatient providers, successful hospital-based models have been described in fields such as acute care surgery, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, and otolaryngology.4-7 The subspecialty hospitalist concept has become so popular that multiple national societies dedicated to hospital-based practice now exist to unify and foster collaboration among members. To date, however, there has been sparse literature describing the conditions necessary for, or the benefits and challenges of, adopting a GI hospitalist model in the modern GI practice. 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