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Hospitalist David Weidig, MD, Witnessed the Field Grow During His Decades-long Career
November 4, 2015
David Weidig, MD, was there at the beginning. He was one of the first internal medicine-trained physicians to adopt hospital-based practice. He was one of the first to proudly call himself a hospitalist.
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Policy Changes Hospitalists May See in 2016
November 4, 2015
The year 2015 brought the repeal of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) and new rules for advanced care planning reimbursement.
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The Lone Hospitalist in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan
November 4, 2015
[caption id="attachment_11766" align="alignright" width="295"] Image Credit: www.nytimes.comA screenshot of the New York Times website featuring Times columnist Nicholas Kristoff’s article "The Worst Atrocity You’ve Never Heard Of,” which chronicles Dr.
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Holiday Discounts for SHM Merchandise
November 4, 2015
Looking for the perfect holiday gift for a hospitalist friend or colleague? Think about a stainless steel SHM coffee tumbler or a cozy SHM hoodie. All SHM merchandise is currently 10% off. To start your SHM shopping, click “eStore”.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Nearing 15,000 Members
November 4, 2015
More than 14,000 hospitalists are now members of SHM, and we expect to welcome the 15,000th member early in 2016. SHM will celebrate this milestone for the hospital medicine movement at Hospital Medicine 2016, so stay tuned to learn the identity of the 15,000th member!
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Mark Your Calendar: Dates for Hospitalists
November 4, 2015
There are always ways to get more involved in the hospital medicine movement, and deadlines for some of them are approaching: November 22 – Fellows and Senior Fellows Applications: Interested in earning the only designations specifically for hospitalists?
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Risk Adjusting Readmissions: Coming Soon?
November 4, 2015
Nearly three-quarters of hospitals will be receiving penalties from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2016 for excess readmissions, having failed to prevent enough patients from returning to the hospital 30 days post-discharge.
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Revolutionizing Quality Improvement in Hospital Medicine
November 4, 2015
As the senior physician advisor to SHM’s Center for Hospital Innovation and Improvement, Eric Howell, MD, SFHM, bridges the gap between clinical expertise and project support and development. The Hospitalist recently had a conversation with Dr.
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Practice Administrator Elected Vice President of SHM Maryland Chapter
November 4, 2015
When you ask Tiffani Panek, division administrator for the division of hospital medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (BMC) in Baltimore, Md., about her thoughts on the future of hospital medicine, her passion and enthusiasm are immediately apparent.
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Clinical Care Pathway for Cellulitis Can Help Reduce Antibiotic Use, Cost
November 4, 2015
Clinical question: How would an evidence-based clinical pathway for cellulitis affect process metrics, patient outcomes, and clinical cost? Background: Cellulitis is a common hospital problem, but its evaluation and treatment vary widely.
