Audio
Observation Status Utilization by Hospitalist Groups Is Increasing
- G. Randy Smith Jr., MD, MS, FRCP(Edin), SFHM
September 28, 2016
According to SHM’s 2016 State of Hospital Medicine Report, observation discharges accounted for 21.2% of all discharges, an increase from 16.1% in 2014
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Audio
The State of Hospital Medicine Is Strong
September 14, 2016
With compensation up 30% since 2010, it’s a good time to be a hospitalist
News
6 Tips for Community Hospitalists Initiating QI Projects
September 9, 2016
Large hospitalist groups expect their physicians to contribute to the QI initiatives of the hospitals they staff
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Opinion
Thinking through the State of Hospital Medicine Report
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
August 27, 2016
Collections are up, but the number of encounters overall is down—what gives?
Audio
HM Turns 20: A Look at the Evolution of Hospital Medicine
August 12, 2016
A look at the evolution of hospital medicine as it celebrates 20 years
News
Provide Feedback on State of EHRs in Hospital Medicine
August 9, 2016
According to a report published by AmericanEHR Partners, 61% of respondents in 2010 said they were “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their electronic health records (EHRs), compared with just 34% in 2014.
News
Pediatric Hospitalist Michael Beck, MD, FAAP, Measures Success By Others’ Success
August 5, 2016
Young boys sometimes see a firefighter or a police officer in the line of duty and decide that’s what they want to be when they get older.
News
Sarah Stella, MD, Has a Heart for Safety-Net Hospital Medicine
July 29, 2016
The best advice Sarah Stella, MD, ever received was simple: “You can’t cure everyone, but you can help everyone.” Why has the adage stuck with her?
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Because the advice came from her dad, “and he’s been rig
News
MACRA Rule Offers Little Clarity for Hospitalists
July 2, 2016
Last year, Congress put an end to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), which had become a yearly battle fought on behalf of and by physicians to prevent significant last-minute cuts to Medicare reimbursement.
News
Hospitalist Jill Slater Waldman, MD, SFHM, Watched the Field Grow Up But Thinks Peers Deserve More Credit
June 29, 2016
Jill Slater Waldman, MD, SFHM, loved math and science and working with people, so a career in medicine was always the logical choice. She just didn’t want to leave a hospital, literally.