News
Hospitalists Can Lead Health Information Technology Field
- Cheng-Kai Kao, MD;
- Kendall Rogers, MD, SFHM
June 30, 2015
A reader shares why hospitalists should drive advances in clinical informatics field
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Hospitalists Should Make Commitment to Improve Healthcare Safety
June 1, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9884" align="alignright" width="250"] "Checklist Doctor" Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, speaks to thousands of hospitalists at HM15. Image Credit: Manuel Noguera[/caption]
Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, knows how to deliver a great talk.
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News
Hospitalists Raise Healthcare Issues on Capitol Hill
May 5, 2015
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Armed with blue folders chockablock with agendas, talking points, and fact sheets, about 100 hospitalists boarded three charter buses and descended on Capitol Hill last month like a swarm of erudite high schoolers on a class trip.
Clad in state-themed ties, suits, and dresses
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s RIV Poster Contest Draws Best, Brightest
May 5, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9306" align="alignright" width="295"] Donald Tashkin, MD, of Pacific Palisades, Calif., talks about his poster in the RIV poster competition.[/caption]
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—On one end of the cavernous exhibit hall space at HM15 stood Brendan Sullivan, OMS-II, a second-year
News
Tips for Hospitalists on Finding, Working With Mentor
May 5, 2015
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—What do Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker, and Frodo Baggins have in common?
Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP, SFHM, said each of the big screen superstars had a great mentor. Dr.
News
Family Medicine’s Increasing Presence in Hospital Medicine
May 5, 2015
2014 SOHM, AMGA surveys show larger proportion of family medicine providers in hospital medicine groups
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News
Society of Hospital Medicine Names 2015 Excellence Award Winners
May 5, 2015
SHM recognizes hospitalists, healthcare leaders for outstanding contributions to HM
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News
Increased Diversity Strengthens Hospital Medicine
- Robert Harrington Jr., MD, SFHM
May 5, 2015
My path to the SHM presidency has been a long and winding one. After paying back some student loans courtesy of the U.S. Air Force, I joined a busy traditional family medicine practice.
News
Most Hospitalist Groups Don’t Offer Paid Time Off
April 21, 2015
More than two-thirds of HM groups do not offer paid time off (PTO) to their hospitalists, but lack of vacation time isn’t a career deal breaker for aspiring hospitalists, say some HM leaders.
“Lack of separate PTO in general has not affected young hospitalists from choosing hospital medicine as t
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Opinion
The Biggest Thing in Hospital Medicine Since Patient Safety?
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
April 4, 2015
Editor’s note: First of a two-part series examining bundled payments and hospital medicine. Additionally, Dr.