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News
Tips from ‘the father of modern networking’
April 5, 2017
One of HM17’s biggest draws will be the opportunity for hospitalists and other attendees to connect with their counterparts across the country. According to networking expert Ivan Misner, the best way to become an effective networker is to go to events with the idea of being willing to help people.
Opinion
Evolution of a movement
April 4, 2017
Looking back on a year of progress, looking forward to remaining active with SHM.
News
CMS recognizes Society of Hospital Medicine’s Center for Quality Improvement
April 3, 2017
A shared hospital patient safety network reduces patient harm, saves lives and reduces costs.
News
Here’s what’s trending at SHM
April 3, 2017
Read the latest news about upcoming events, new programs, and SHM initiatives.
News
What’s new at HM17
March 31, 2017
One of the top priorities of the HM17 planning committee was to create a diversity of topics that will appeal to hospitalists in a variety of settings. SHM leaders believe they have fulfilled that mandate.
Opinion
Everything We Say and Do: Discussing advance care planning
March 31, 2017
Every health care encounter is an opportunity to better identify and document patients’ wishes for their care.
News
Fellow in Hospital Medicine designation symbolizes physician commitment to hospital medicine
March 31, 2017
The Hospitalist spotlights Umesh Sharma, MD, MBA, FHM, chair of the division of community hospital medicine at Mayo Clinic.
News
HM17: Plenaries – Conway and DeSalvo
March 22, 2017
The keynote speakers at HM17 are both optimistic about the future of the U.S. health care system, despite concerns about the rollback of the Affordable Care Act and what that could mean for access to care.
News
2016 Humanitarian Award
March 14, 2017
Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, SFHM, has earned a 2016 Humanitarian Award, which recognizes “life-saving achievement,” from the Patient Safety Movement Foundation.
News
Everything We Say & Do: What PFACs reveal about patient experience
March 9, 2017
Patient and Family Advisory Councils provide a tool for understanding the patient perspective.