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Hospital Medicine Administrator Amanda Trask Values Hospitalists, HM Role in Healthcare
October 5, 2015
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Most people think a career in hospital medicine means a medical degree that confers those two ubiquitous letters after your name.
Amanda Trask blazed her
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Hospitalist Lance Maki, MD, Spends Spare Time Tandem Surfing, Practicing Ballet
October 5, 2015
[caption id="attachment_11428" align="alignright" width="293"] Dr. Maki playing the part of Herr Drosselmeyer in the Nutcracker at the Cocoa Village (Fla.) Playhouse.Photo courtesy of the Galmont Ballet[/caption]
Lance Maki, MD, has accomplished many things in his life.
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Hospitalists Play Vital Role in Patients’ View of Hospital Stay
September 9, 2015
Special Reports
Resident Education, Feedback, Incentives Improve Patient Satisfaction
Hospitalists' Role in Improving Patient Experience: A Baldridge Winner's Perspective
Cognitive, Emotional Memory Disconnect Impacts Patient Satisfaction
Rise of the Chief Patient Experience Officer
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Palliative Care, Advance Care Planning Conversations Needed Between Patients, Hospitalists
September 9, 2015
Editor’s note: In July, SHM board member Howard Epstein supported the new CMS proposal to pay for advance care planning, calling it a “procedure” for hospitalists. Below are excerpts from his blog post.
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Start Planning for State of Hospital Medicine Survey 2016
September 9, 2015
How hospitalists can begin preparing to participate in biannual survey
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Wells Score Not Helpful in Hospitalized Patients With Suspected DVT
- Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD
September 3, 2015
Clinical question: How useful is the Wells score for risk-stratifying hospitalized patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis?
Bottom line: The Wells score is not helpful in the inpatient setting to predict the presence or absence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
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Opinion
Why Hospitalist Morale is Declining and Ways to Improve It
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
September 2, 2015
[caption id="attachment_11094" align="alignright" width="250"] Some hospitals have begun to resist providing more support, and this translates into stress and lower morale for hospitalists.
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Medical Professionalism: Its Evolution and What It Means to Hospitalists
July 29, 2015
Professionalism is an overused word in the medical industry. What exactly is meant by professionalism, and what should it mean to hospitalists?
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Institute of Medicine Report Prompts Debate Over Graduate Medical Education Funding, Oversight
July 29, 2015
Ever since 1997, when the federal Balanced Budget Act froze Medicare’s overall funding for graduate medical education, debates have flared regularly over whether and how the U.S.
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Opinion
Tips for Hospitalists on Spending More of Their Time at the Top of Their License
July 29, 2015
[caption id="attachment_10717" align="alignright" width="250"] Image Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COMI think arranging post-hospital appointments should be no more difficult for the hospitalist than ordering a CBC.[/caption]
Hospitalists spend too little time working at the top of their license.