PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Mike Jones TI - The evidence for acute internal medicine and acute medical units AID - 10.7861/futurehosp.3-1-45 DP - 2016 Feb 01 TA - Future Hospital Journal PG - 45--48 VI - 3 IP - 1 4099 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/3/1/45.short 4100 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/3/1/45.full SO - Future Hosp J2016 Feb 01; 3 AB - Acute medicine and acute medical units are relatively new innovations. The evolving evidence base is demonstrating the effectiveness of these in improving care given to patients with acute medical illness. This article reviews the available evidence.