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SHM’s 2023 Hill Day: Continuing the Conversation with Legislators
December 7, 2023
U.S. Capitol, SHM Hill Day 2023 Each year SHM members and staff converge in Washington, D.C., to meet with legislators and discuss key concerns and policy issues that affect hospitalists, their...
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SHM SIG Leaders Reflect on 2023
December 1, 2023
As the year comes to a close, we asked leaders of SHM’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs) what their groups accomplished this year, what was the best thing that happened to them professionally and/or...
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Hospitalists Explore Evolving Roles in Telemedicine
December 1, 2023
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, health care providers had to learn in a hurry how to navigate telemedicine and virtual, distant encounters with patients—using technologies that...
Movers and Shakers November 2023
November 16, 2023
Dr. Davidyock John Davidyock, MD, FACP, SFHM, has been named senior vice president and chief physician executive at UF Health Central Florida, Leesburg, Fla. Most recently he served as vice...
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Questions Remain About Nirsevimab’s Impact
November 16, 2023
The new monoclonal antibody nirsevimab may radically change incidence and outcomes for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in young pediatric patients, especially when combined with the...
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Experts Offer Tips to Thrive, Not Just Survive, in Hospital Medicine
November 14, 2023
When it comes to job satisfaction, many hospitalists might find themselves in a kind of in-between posture: Their jobs are, well, mostly fine. Dr. Pierce But Read Pierce, MD, chief of hospital...
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Secrets of Satisfied EHR Users
November 1, 2023
A report released earlier this year by KLAS Research identified more than 3,000 “highly satisfied” users of their hospital’s electronic health record (EHR), which has also been shown to be a...
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In Service to Their Patients and Their Country
November 1, 2023
Caring. Effective. Dutiful. Supportive. Serving. Protective. Leading. Responsible. These words easily describe a hospitalist or a soldier—and sometimes both. In honor of Veteran’s Day, we...
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Dual Specialties—the Best of Both Worlds
September 1, 2023
Hospitalists who decide to pursue additional board certifications to broaden their field of practice seldom take the same path. Regardless of whether they chose this road for a clinical interest or...
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Women Hospitalists Supporting Women
September 1, 2023
One of the most powerful displays of support among women is when they show up for each other in their professions. This is especially true in hospital medicine, where women have made significant...