News
NYC public hospitals rose to the demands of the COVID-19 crisis
August 31, 2020
“We hospitalists, and all those recruited to act as hospitalists, essentially took responsibility for the COVID response.”
Opinion
Are aging physicians a burden?
- Alan A. Abrams, MD, JD;
- Nicolas Badre, MD
August 19, 2020
In our practice, the most common reason for those minor mistakes during our clinical evaluation is anxiety, said Dr. Nicolas Badre and Dr. Alan A. Abrams.
Opinion
COVID-19 and the myth of the super doctor
August 14, 2020
What does it mean to be a hero, and what is the cost of hero worship, asks Dr. Tanya Thomas.
News
New SHM research on EMRs calls for ‘more caring, less clicking’
August 12, 2020
EMR design should be informed by the needs of the people these products are designed to support.
News
Learn to anticipate, resolve difficult interactions with patients
July 24, 2020
Begin by recognizing the difficult situation and assessing how the patient, the environment, or you might be contributing to the problem, said Dr. Donald Black.
News
Is your job performance being evaluated for the wrong factors?
July 8, 2020
“The best way to motivate improved performance is through purpose and mission,” says Dr. Robert Pearl.
News
Would you be happier in a leadership position? This hospitalist wasn’t
July 8, 2020
Hospitals and health systems are recognizing the value of having physicians in leadership and executive functions.
News
Physician shortage grows in latest projections
July 2, 2020
“We’ve seen in stark detail how fragile and quickly overwhelmed America’s health care system truly is, and we’re nowhere near out of the woods with this public health emergency yet,” Dr. David J. Skorton said.
Opinion
Hospitalist well-being during the pandemic
June 17, 2020
Burnout is a potential reality for clinicians in times of high stress.
News
Hospitalists stretch into new roles on COVID-19 front lines
June 11, 2020
Hospitalists have been the backbone of the response to COVID-19 in the U.S.