News
Medicare Grants Billing Code for Hospitalists
February 26, 2016
PHILADELPHIA—The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) is pleased to announce the introduction of a dedicated billing code for hospitalists by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Hospital Medicine’s Movers and Shakers – March 2016
February 21, 2016
Mary Kathryn Anania, MD, has been appointed as hospitalist medical director at Florida Hospital Flagler in Palm Coast. Dr. Anania previously served as a hospitalist at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach. As Flagler medical director, Dr.
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Does Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Apply to Hospital Medicine?
February 19, 2016
Every American knows this well-known phrase from the Declaration of Independence, which describes the three “unalienable rights” ordained on humans by their Creator and which governments are bound to dutifully protect.
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Practice Expanding: The Rising Trend in Hospitalist Co-Management
February 4, 2016
As the practice of medicine continues to transition to performance-based payment systems, the number of mergers of hospitalists and specialists has surged.
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Hospitalist Cynthia Cheung, MD, Joins Hospital Committee, Promotes Antibiotic Stewardship
February 3, 2016
Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, and at least 23,000 people die as a result of these infections.
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HM Groups Invited to Participate in 2016 State of Hospital Medicine Survey
January 21, 2016
Every other year, SHM’s practice analysis subcommittee invites all U.S. hospital medicine groups to participate in the State of Hospital Medicine (SOHM) survey.
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San Diego Hospitalist Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, Offers Suggestions on Things to Do at HM16
January 16, 2016
Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, associate clinical professor at the University of California at San Diego, has a concern: If people attending HM16 don’t get out and about, he worries, they might leave with the impression that his town is sort of, well, normal.
“San Diego is a very laid-back place in gene
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Opinion
A New Schedule Could Be Better for Your Hospitalist Group
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
January 13, 2016
Present “hospitalist” in a word association exercise to a wide range of healthcare personnel in clinical and administrative roles, and many would instantly respond with “seven-on/seven-off schedule.”
Some numbers from SHM’s 2014 State of Hospital Medicine report:
53.8%: Portion of hospitalist
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Dr. Hospitalist: HM Groups Must Adapt to New Career Landscape
January 12, 2016
Dear Dr. Hospitalist:
Over the past several years, we have had a problem with physician retention, especially with nocturnists, in our medium-sized hospitalist group.
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Why Hospitalists Should Embrace Population Health
January 1, 2016
Population health focuses on the specific health needs of an individual within a defined population.
“In order to truly measure a patient’s health outcomes and identify best practices, providers must evaluate a group of people with similar health needs,” explains Joseph Damore, vice president of