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San Francisco-based Moffitt-Long Hospital introduced a "managed care service" led by hospitalists who practice and teach cost-effective, evidence-based medicine. Hospitalists can significantly reduce costs and length of stay in an academic setting if they get involved early and steer the trajectory of inpatient care.