News
Hospitalist Group Tackles Palliative Care; National Chain Explores Opportunities
December 2, 2013
If you’re not embracing palliative care as a hospitalist—you lose part of your practice, California hospitalist says
Audio
Geisinger Hospitalist, Chief Quality Officer Discusses Issues
December 2, 2013
John Bulger, DO, FACP, SFHM, hospitalist and chief quality officer at Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania.
Audio
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine EVP Explains Hospitalists’ Important Role in End-of-Life Planning
December 2, 2013
Listen to more of our interview with Porter Storey, MD, executive vice president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
News
What To Do When the Hospitalist Group Leader Refuses to See Patients
December 2, 2013
Schedules that allow physician leaders time for administrative, clinical duties can balance workload for hospital medicine groups
Opinion
Get Ready for Transition to ICD-10 Medical Coding
December 2, 2013
The International Classification of Diseases' new diagnosis codes and how hospitalists can prepare to use them
News
Six Interventions To Radically Improve the U.S. Healthcare System
December 2, 2013
Hospitalists can be pivotal in leading shift to lower cost, high quality, patient-centered care
News
Large Hospital Systems, Physician Groups Most Likely to Form Accountable Care Organizations
December 2, 2013
Study finds institutions, groups familiar with risk-based, population-based payment models adopting ACO structure
Opinion
Workflow Interruptions Threaten Patient Safety, Hospitalists’ Job Satisfaction
December 2, 2013
Why daily disruptions can be dangerous and how to curb them
News
Hospitalist Anand Kartha Tackles Array of Hospital Medicine Duties
December 2, 2013
Physician devotes time to research, education, clinical, leadership roles
News
Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Epitomizes Professional Diversity
December 2, 2013
Diversified population of physicians, employees, committee members, society leaders comprise its ranks