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Identifying Frequent Flyers Could Reduce Preventable Readmissions
June 16, 2015
The lead author of a new Journal of Hospital Medicine report says one step hospitalists can take toward reducing preventable rehospitalizations is identifying the common traits of frequently admitted patients. Marilyn Szekendi, PhD, RN, director of quality research at University Health System Con
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Newest SHM Board Member Eager to Make Positive Impact
May 19, 2015
Christopher Frost, MD, FHM, has accomplished a lot in his career. He retired as a major from the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He's been an ED physician.
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To Battle Burnout, Jerome C. Siy, MD, CHIE, SFHM, Instructs Hospitalist Leaders to Engage, Communicate, and Create a “Culture”
May 6, 2015
Studies show nearly one in three hospitalists will experience long-term exhaustion or diminished interest in their work.1 Burned out physicians have low empathy, don’t communicate well, and provide poor quality of care.
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s HM15 Meeting Draws Thousands
May 5, 2015
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Cherry trees weren’t the only things that blossomed around Washington last month. SHM’s annual meeting, with roughly 2,500 attendees, featured 100 educational sessions, a day of Congressional lobbying, and plenaries from the “Checklist Doctor” and the Dean of Hospital Medicine.
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Hospitalists Have Stake in Improving Quality, Patient Safety
May 5, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9297" align="alignright" width="262"] Maureen Bisognano, president and CEO of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, talks about “Leading Transformational Change” at HM15.[/caption] NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Don Lee, MD, MPH, is building what one might call an analog quality
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Hospitalists Raise Healthcare Issues on Capitol Hill
May 5, 2015
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Armed with blue folders chockablock with agendas, talking points, and fact sheets, about 100 hospitalists boarded three charter buses and descended on Capitol Hill last month like a swarm of erudite high schoolers on a class trip. Clad in state-themed ties, suits, and dresses
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s RIV Poster Contest Draws Best, Brightest
May 5, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9306" align="alignright" width="295"] Donald Tashkin, MD, of Pacific Palisades, Calif., talks about his poster in the RIV poster competition.[/caption] NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—On one end of the cavernous exhibit hall space at HM15 stood Brendan Sullivan, OMS-II, a second-year
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HM15 Q&A: Why Is It Important That Hospitalists Be Agents of Change?
May 5, 2015
QUESTION: SHM CEO Larry Wellikson, MD, MHM, calls the country’s roughly 48,000 hospitalists “agents of change.” The Hospitalist asked HM15 why is it important that hospitalists be those people? “Because our healthcare system is broken in a lot of ways, and a lot of patients fall through the crack
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Mobile Apps Hot Topic for Technology-Minded Hospitalists
May 5, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9331" align="alignright" width="295"] Instructor Sophia Rodgers, ACNP, (right) works with HM15 attendee David Quach during the “Medical Procedures for the Hospitalist” pre-course.[/caption] NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The conversation about hospitalists and technology can be pret
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Tips for Hospitalists on Finding, Working With Mentor
May 5, 2015
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—What do Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker, and Frodo Baggins have in common? Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP, SFHM, said each of the big screen superstars had a great mentor. Dr.
