News
Making sense of LAMA discharges
May 26, 2021
There is no evidence that insurance companies will not pay for LAMA discharges.
News
Hospital at Home: Delivering hospital-level care without the hospital
May 25, 2021
The future of HaH depends on development of a common payment model that will be adopted beyond the pandemic.
News
Physicians’ trust in health care leadership drops in pandemic
May 24, 2021
Physicians, however, have great trust in their fellow clinicians.
Opinion
Trends in hospital medicine program operations during COVID-19
May 13, 2021
Hospitals faced unprecedented financial challenges in 2020, and these effects rippled through to hospitalists.
News
Telehealth takeaways for hospitalists outlined
May 6, 2021
Hospitalists can play a key role in the expansion of telehealth services, including management of acute care patients.
News
Survey offers a snapshot of nationwide COVID-19 discharge practices
May 5, 2021
More than one-quarter of sites (27%) gave little or no guidance for clinical discharge critera,” while 14% gave very specific detailed algorithms.
News
Strategies to turn the tide on racial and gender inequity
May 5, 2021
“Behavior change comes with accountability,” Dr. Vanessa Durand said.
News
Improving health disparities starts with acknowledging structural racism
May 4, 2021
“We have to get uncomfortable enough to advocate with urgency,” Dr. Kimberly D. Manning said.
News
Military leader shows hospitalists a way out of pandemic ‘combat’
May 4, 2021
Hospitalists treating patients during the pandemic must take stock of the physical and mental toll on their own health.
News
Moral distress in the COVID era weighs on hospitalists
May 3, 2021
“The volume of deaths and the apparent dangers to providers themselves reflect some of the critical aspects of war,” Dr. Asken said.