Video
A Day in the Life of Hospitalist Daniel Bitetto, MD
June 1, 2012
Meetings, phone calls, and stairwells comprised much of Dr. Bitetto’s 12-hour shift. In between, he quizzed and instructed residents, wrote a handful of orders and scripts, and met with hospital administration for nearly an hour. Check out the 10-minute video below.
Video
A Long, Interrupted Day
May 25, 2012
Hospitalist Daniel Bitetto spends a lot of time in meetings, teaching, and walking the halls of his 709-bed hospital.
News
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Weighing the Costs of Palliative Care
September 1, 2011
Hospitalists are ideally positioned to play a pivotal role in providing the kind of patient-centered care that could improve both quality and cost.
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Russell Holman and Ed Weinberg discuss companies’ acquisition strategies
September 1, 2011
Dr. Holman is chief operating officer at Cogent HMG in Brentwood, Tenn. Weinberg is CEO of Hospital Physician Partners in Hollywood, Fla.
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Tosha Wetterneck and Keiki Hinami discuss burnout and career satisfaction
September 1, 2011
Co-authors of a new career satisfaction survey discuss hospitalists' concerns
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to David Meltzer and Scott Lundberg talk about HM efficiency
September 1, 2011
Experts discuss the need for experienced hospitalistsand the effectiveness of hospitalists in recouping reimbursement
News
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Scheduling Rules of Thumb
August 3, 2011
Safety, equality should factor into HM groups’ coverage plans
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to HM pioneers John Nelson, Bob Wachter, and Win Whitcomb ruminate on HM’s 15-year anniversary
August 1, 2011
The Society of Hospital Medicine's co-founders have witnessed explosive growth and maturation, and also see a bright future for a specialty that now numbers in excess of 30,000 nationwide
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Hospitalists discuss the time-honored tradition of hospital payments to HM groups
July 1, 2011
Troy Ahlstrom, MD, SFHM, CFO of Hospitalists of Northern Michigan, a hospitalist-owned and -managed group based in Traverse City, and John Laverty, DHA, vice president of hospital-based physicians at HCA Physician Services in Nashville, Tenn., discuss hospital payments to HM programs
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to experts discuss drug shortages
July 1, 2011
Hospitalist Lalit Verma and ISMP President David Cohen talk about the myriad reasons behind drug shortages