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Scheduling patterns in hospital medicine
- Rachel George, MD, MBA, CPE, SFHM
October 26, 2017
Two scheduling patterns are emerging in hospital medicine – smaller programs are utilizing a Monday to Friday schedule and larger programs are utilizing a 7-on-7-off schedule.
Opinion
Thinking about productivity: Survey data 2017
- John Nelson, MD.;
- MHM
October 20, 2017
The high demand for hospitalists is probably the most significant force causing hospitalist compensation to rise faster than in most other specialties.
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QI enthusiast to QI leader: Jonathan Bae, MD, SFHM
- Claudia Stahl
September 21, 2017
Dr. Jonathan Bae’s desire to be a clinician was set at an early age, but his interest in quality improvement work came much later.
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Communication tools improve patient experience and satisfaction
- Karen Appold
August 24, 2017
In a culture prioritizing clinical outcomes above all, there can be a tendency to lose sight of one of the most critical aspects of providing effective care: the communication skills that build and foster physician-patient relationships.
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Focused on value-based care: Harry Cho, MD
- Eli Zimmerman
August 8, 2017
Education and service have always been important for Harry Cho, MD, who recently joined the editorial advisory board of The Hospitalist.
Opinion
From hospitalist to health plan CMO
- Howard R. Epstein, MD, SFHM
June 29, 2017
With a specialty as dynamic and diverse as hospital medicine, you never know where it will take you.
Opinion
Scheduling patterns: Time for a change?
- Kimberly Eisenstock, MD, FHM
June 6, 2017
Thought leaders in the hospital medicine field have expressed concern that a one-size-fits-all schedule model is a threat to the well-being of many physicians and, by extension, the sustainability of their hospital medicine groups.
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HM17 session summary: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant special interest forum
- Nicolas Houghton, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, Cfrn
May 31, 2017
The Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant (NP/PA) special interest forum at HM17 drew more than 60 providers including, NPs, PAs, and physicians.
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Hospitalists share strategies to secure, excel at jobs
- Richard Quinn
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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Connect: Community hospitalists brainstorm ways to be stronger as a group
- Whitney McKnight
May 4, 2017
Strength in numbers: Community hospitalists call for ways to connect and support one another for better outcomes – and to improve morale.