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SHM group membership strengthens teams, builds leaders at iNDIGO
May 30, 2017
James W. Levy, PA-C, SFHM, managing partner at iNDIGO Health Partners, discusses the benefits that SHM’s group membership has brought to the iNDIGO hospital medicine team.
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Spironolactone’s HFpEF benefit happens mostly in women
May 26, 2017
PARIS – What a new TOPCAT analysis reveals about sex differences in HFpEF
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HM17 session summary: The hospitalist’s role in the opioid epidemic
May 26, 2017
The growth in opiate prescribing and associated increases in adverse events has created unique challenges for hospitalists.
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Infections up the risk for pregnancy-associated stroke in preeclampsia
May 25, 2017
A study in a diverse population of pregnant women with preeclampsia has identified several risk factors for pregnancy-associated stroke.
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Grassroots policymaking demands that hospitalists team up
May 25, 2017
LAS VEGAS – The potential repeal of ACA insurance reforms have taken center stage in the media, but SHM leaders urged hospitalists to focus more on MACRA.
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Making sense of MACRA: MIPS and Advanced APMs
May 24, 2017
A guide for hospitalists preparing for MACRA’s Quality Payment Program
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Practice management skills more relevant than ever
May 24, 2017
LAS VEGAS – Welcome to managing a practice, circa 2017. The day-to-day doings of an HM group – recruiting, retention, compensation, scheduling and more – are the backbone of the specialty.
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HM17 session summary: The art of story in delivering memorable lectures
May 23, 2017
One HM17 session gave learners a different paradigm in thinking about the structure and organization of presentations, for a more dynamic and engaging lecture.
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HM17 plenaries: Hospital medicine leading health care shift to value, quality
May 22, 2017
LAS VEGAS – The three plenary speakers at HM17 said the destination that U.S. health care is traveling is pretty clear: a system that increasingly rewards quality care delivered at lower costs.
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HM17 session summary: Building a practice that people want to be part of
May 22, 2017
Creating a “culture of ownership” by recruiting the right people, promoting physician leadership, and improving structural elements such as compensation model and schedule were topics discussed in a practice management precourse at HM17.