Brendon Shank
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2016: Celebrating 20 Years of Hospital Medicine and Looking Toward a Bright Future
January 19, 2016
For hospitalists who were practicing medicine in 1996, it may seem like just a few years ago; however, that was when the term “hospitalist” was first used by Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, and Lee Goldman, MD, in a New England Journal of Medicine article.
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Start Planning for Hospital Medicine 2016
November 4, 2015
At the end of the year, many hospitalists still have funds left in their CME stipends.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Opens Enrollment for Practice Administrators’ Mentor Program
October 6, 2015
SHM’s Practice Administrators Committee piloted a mentor/mentee program in January 2014 as a way to assist those who were new to practice administration and/or to hospital medicine.
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Hospitalists Can Earn CME Credits for Acute Coronary Syndrome Performance Improvement
October 6, 2015
Approximately 1.7 million patients are hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and 600,000 die of an acute myocardial infarction. Although ACS is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, a broad range of clinical strategies can affect outcomes if implemented effectively.
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Hospitalists Get Prep Tool for ABIM’s Hospital Medicine MOC Exam
September 9, 2015
SHM's SPARK tool helps hospitalists brush up on skills, knowledge needed to pass
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Student Hospitalist Scholar Grant Winners Blog About Patient Safety
September 9, 2015
In 2015, three medical students received the first SHM Student Hospitalist Scholar Grant to complete scholarly work related to patient safety in the hospital.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Events, Online Tools, Programs for Hospitalists
July 6, 2015
Schedule includes HM16, leadership conferences, new Podcast, quality improvement Webinars, continuing medical education modules
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Society of Hospital Medicine Membership Ambassador Program Benefits Hospitalists
July 6, 2015
SHM members earn dues credits, recognition for recruiting new physicians, PAs, NPs, pharmacists or affiliate members
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How Hospitalists Can Support the Hospital Medicine Movement
June 8, 2015
There are all kinds of ways to show your support for the hospital medicine movement, including the following opportunities: Visit and share the new Future of Hospital Medicine website (www.futureofhospitalmedicine.org) with medical students, residents, and colleagues. Plan to attend a Future o
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Society of Hospital Medicine Engagement Benchmarking Service Available
May 31, 2015
SHM’s new Engagement Benchmarking Service helps hospital medicine groups (HMGs) better understand how to engage their physicians for increased retention and performance.