The Hospitalist - An Official Publication of Society of Hospital Medicine
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Don’t Miss Out on SHM Converge 2025
February 3, 2025
At this time of the year, my dedication to my New Year’s resolution is dwindling, and the weather here in Chicago is leaving a lot to be desired. During times like this, I find looking forward to...
Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on Prescription Drug Costs
February 3, 2025
Prescription drug costs in the U.S. are among the highest in the world, surpassing those in other high-income nations by more than two and a half times. In 2023, the U.S. healthcare system’s total...
JHM Thinks Outside the Box with Innovations Corner and Point-Counterpoint
February 3, 2025
Realizing that patients cared for at rural and critical-access hospitals struggle with access to interventional endoscopy procedures at tertiary care centers, a Minnesota hospital began a bold...
Latest News
How Hospitalists Can Learn from Diagnostic Errors and Successes
February 3, 2025
Hospitalists are at the forefront of inpatient care and are well-positioned to reduce diagnostic errors while promoting diagnostic excellence. Diagnostic errors, defined as “the failure to (a)...
How Can We Cultivate Happiness in Medicine?
February 3, 2025
Case A 45-year-old hospitalist, a familiar face in the system for the past decade, tragically took his own life. His colleagues and staff admired him, and he always had a pleasant working...
Chapter Spotlight: Arizona
February 3, 2025
The Arizona chapter of SHM faced a challenge in 2021 when its founding hospitalists saw their practice shift from inpatient medicine to primary care. At that point, many of the members of the chapter...
SIG Spotlight: Hospital at Home
February 3, 2025
Everyone knows the concept of hospital at home care. It’s institutional-level medical treatment delivered in the confines of a Cape Cod or a two-bedroom apartment, either in person or through...
From SHM
Participate in SHM's 2025 SoHM Survey
The 2025 State of Hospital Medicine Survey is open from until Feb. 24, 2025. Ensure your group is counted in the premier data and benchmarking report of hospital medicine and help make the 2025 SoHM Report the best one yet!
From JHM
The Journal of Hospital Medicine turns 20
We are honored to lead JHM into its 20th year, continuing our commitment to publishing high-quality research and commentary that advance the field, influence policy, and improve patient care. Enhancing clinical knowledge also remains integral to our mission, hence the many forums to which our readers can avail themselves, including Clinical Progress Notes, Clinical Guideline Highlights for the Hospitalist, Things We Do for No Reason™, Clinical Care Conundrums, and, most recently, Visual Vignettes, a column focused on physical diagnosis.
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