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Practice management skills more relevant than ever
May 24, 2017
LAS VEGAS – Welcome to managing a practice, circa 2017. The day-to-day doings of an HM group – recruiting, retention, compensation, scheduling and more – are the backbone of the specialty.
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HM17 session summary: The art of story in delivering memorable lectures
May 23, 2017
One HM17 session gave learners a different paradigm in thinking about the structure and organization of presentations, for a more dynamic and engaging lecture.
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HM17 plenaries: Hospital medicine leading health care shift to value, quality
May 22, 2017
LAS VEGAS – The three plenary speakers at HM17 said the destination that U.S. health care is traveling is pretty clear: a system that increasingly rewards quality care delivered at lower costs.
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HM17 session summary: Building a practice that people want to be part of
May 22, 2017
Creating a “culture of ownership” by recruiting the right people, promoting physician leadership, and improving structural elements such as compensation model and schedule were topics discussed in a practice management precourse at HM17.
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Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader Blog
May 17, 2017
The relationship between a hospitalist and the group he or she is part of is a lot like a marriage.
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On 15 years: Celebrating a nocturnist’s career longevity
May 11, 2017
On a regular basis, I talk with hospitalist groups lamenting their inability to find nocturnists willing to work the same number of hours and shifts as their day doctors, for little or no additional compensation.
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RIV spotlights HM-focused research in real-time
May 9, 2017
LAS VEGAS – SHM’s annual Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignettes poster competition has exploded in popularity over the past few years.
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Hospitalists share strategies to secure, excel at jobs
May 9, 2017
LAS VEGAS – Strategies of upward mobility can apply whether hospitalists are chasing their first job or their fifth.
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Hospitalists’ EMR frustrations continue: SHM report
May 9, 2017
LAS VEGAS – Hospitalists say they are stymied and frustrated by continuing issues of interoperability, functionality, and access related to their electronic medical record systems.
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Nontraditional med student hopes to bridge common understanding gaps in health care
May 8, 2017
This month, The Hospitalist spotlights Ryan Gamlin, a nontraditional student at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
