Not a Time to Stand Idly By
The status quo is not an option. This call for change is, in many ways, fueling the growth of hospital medicine. Change that was called for many years ago is now taking shape. SHM is playing a role in ensuring that the new standards of care that we will have to meet make sense to improve the care our patients receive. But SHM won’t just set the rules, line the field, and build the scoreboard. Spring training—a time when we will need to refine old skills and develop new ones—is upon us. Hospitalists are ready to play their part. Game on. Let’s go. TH
Dr. Wellikson has been CEO of SHM since 2000.