Opinion
My experience of a COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection
September 13, 2021
Though vaccinated fully, this hospitalist experienced a breakthrough COVID-19 infection, and urges others to be cautious.
Opinion
Addressing vaccine hesitancy with patients
September 7, 2021
Why are some patients hesitant about receiving a lifesaving vaccine?
Opinion
An ethics challenge in hospital medicine
August 19, 2021
It is important not to force a premature resolution of the situation through unilateral or coercive decisions.
Opinion
Open notes in health care: The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Cures Act
August 17, 2021
While many physicians and other providers have anticipated open notes with dread, most outcomes so far have been positive.
Opinion
Microlearning during the pandemic
August 9, 2021
Microlearning occurs when clinicians turn to their smartphones or tablets in order to discover something, answer a question, or complete a task.
Opinion
Hospitalists and medical malpractice
August 4, 2021
Contrary to the trends for nearly all other physician specialties, the malpractice claims rates of hospitalists are not downtrending.
Opinion
Never prouder to be a hospitalist
August 3, 2021
Hospital medicine was the ideal specialty to manage the inpatient challenges over the last 18 months.
Opinion
COVID-19: Delta variant is raising the stakes
August 3, 2021
Doctors have a special responsibility to make the case for vaccination – especially now, said Dr. Robert T. London.
Opinion
The febrile infant: New AAP guidance for the first 2 months of life
July 19, 2021
The recommendations were derived from interpretations of sequential studies in young, febrile, but well-appearing infants.
Opinion
Hospital medicine and the future of smart care
July 15, 2021
How can we apply the lessons learned during the pandemic to propel hospital medicine into the future?