News
Reducing Drug Expenditure with Computerized Alerts
June 26, 2016
Hospitalists face ever-increasing pressure to reduce drug expenditures without compromising the quality of care provided to patients, and as a consequence, are creating new ways to approach the issue.
News
Tips Toward Better Clinical Summaries
June 26, 2016
“I recently discharged a complex patient from the hospital, and I was shocked to see the poor quality of his clinical summary,” says Erin Sarzynski, MD, MS, of Michigan State University’s Department of Family Medicine.
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Opinion
Lesson in Improper Allocations, Unaccounted for NP/PA Contributions
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
June 22, 2016
I visited during a hot Florida summer in the mid 1990s and could readily see that the practice was great in most respects. The large multispecialty group had recruited talented hospitalists and had put in place effective operational practices.
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News
Does U.S. Healthcare Need More Diverse Leadership?
June 9, 2016
Throughout its history, the United States has been a nation of immigrants. From the early colonial settlements to the mid-20th century, most immigrants came from Western European countries.
News
SHM Seats Its First Non-Physician Board Member
May 9, 2016
New Society of Hospital Medicine board member Tracy Cardin, ACNP-BC, SFHM, isn’t on the board because she’s a nurse practitioner (NP).
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News
Should Patients Who Develop Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Start Anticoagulation?
- Carrie Evavold, MD;
- Frank Merritt, MD;
- Juan Lessing, MD;
- Wendy Tzou, MD
May 8, 2016
Case
A 66-year-old man with diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension underwent left total knee replacement. Several hours after surgery, the patient developed atrial fibrillation (AF). He was asymptomatic, and reversible causes of AF were ruled out.
News
Research Shows Link Between EHR and Physician Burnout
April 28, 2016
Hospitalists’ struggles with the promise and pitfalls of the electronic health record (EHR) can also impinge on their personal satisfaction with their jobs.
The EHR has been identified as a major contributor to physician burnout.
News
Medicaid is Likely to Benefit Low-income Adults in the U.S. Under the Affordable Care Act
- (Reuters Health);
- Andrew M. Seaman
April 22, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Low-income adults in the U.S.
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News
New Ideas Showcased in Research at RIV Competition
April 9, 2016
Standing adjacent Poster 391 in a loud, crowded meeting hall, Monika Wells, MD, MPH, a resident in internal medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, chatted with a colleague.
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News
When Should Harm-Reduction Strategies Be Used for Inpatients with Opioid Misuse?
- George Washington University School Of Medicine;
- Health Sciences;
- Jesse Theisen-Toupal, MD;
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center;
- Washington, DC
April 6, 2016
Case
A 33-year-old male with a history of opioid overdose and opioid use disorder is admitted with IV heroin use complicated by injection site cellulitis. He is started on antibiotics with improvement in his cellulitis; however, his hospitalization is complicated by acute opioid withdrawal.