Brett Radler
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SHM’s Twitter Contest Encourages Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing
March 14, 2016
When developing the “Fight the Resistance” campaign last year, the SHM team knew that antibiotic resistance would continue to be one of the most high-profile medical concerns heading into 2016.
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SHM Announces 2016 Awards of Excellence Winners
March 13, 2016
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) created the Awards of Excellence Program to honor its members whose exemplary contributions to the hospital medicine movement merit acknowledgment and celebration.
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Celebrate Match Day, Future of Hospital Medicine Program
March 10, 2016
SHM’s Future of Hospital Medicine program is designed to help medical students and residents learn more about a career in hospital medicine and demonstrate how SHM will support future hospitalists throughout their careers.
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CMS Introduces Billing Code for Hospitalists: What You Need to Know
March 4, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the approval of a dedicated specialty billing code for hospitalists that will soon be ready for official use.
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SHM Offering Webinars on Reducing Readmissions, Optimizing Glycemic Control
March 1, 2016
This April, the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) will offer two free live webinars on how two of its signature mentored implementation programs are changing the way hospitals manage two key issues: readmissions and glycemic control. Project BOOST is an evidence-based approach to reduce preventa
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QI and Patient Safety: No Longer Just an Elective for Trainees
February 28, 2016
The demand for training in healthcare quality and patient safety, for both medical students and residents, has never been higher.
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Year of the Hospitalist: Celebrating 20 Years of Medicine’s Fastest-Growing Specialty
February 18, 2016
Twenty years ago, Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, and Lee Goldman, MD, first coined the term “hospitalist” in the New England Journal of Medicine.1 A new medical specialty was born along with a new career path dedicated to promoting exceptional care for hospitalized patients. This year ushers in a n
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Robert E. Burke, MD, MS, Earns 2016 SHM Junior Investigator Award
February 16, 2016
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) proudly names Robert E. Burke, MD, MS, assistant chief of hospital medicine at Denver VA Medical Center, as the recipient of the 2016 Junior Investigator Award.
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Hospitalist Cynthia Cheung, MD, Joins Hospital Committee, Promotes Antibiotic Stewardship
February 3, 2016
Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, and at least 23,000 people die as a result of these infections.
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A Look at Speakers, Educational Tracks Planned for Hospital Medicine 2016
December 17, 2015
Get ready for hospital medicine’s main event—Hospital Medicine 2016 (HM16). SHM remains at the forefront of healthcare, leading the charge to provide the best care for hospitalized patients.
