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Demystifying Performance Measures: Length of Stay
- Kristin Gershfield, MD, FHM;
- Sadia Abbasi, MD, MHA;
- Ting-Yu Jih, MD;
- Vidushi Golla, MD, FACP
August 1, 2024
A 73-year-old woman presents with syncope, generalized weakness, and frequent falls on a Friday afternoon. Past medical history includes coronary artery disease, aortic stenosis, atrial fibrillation...
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SHM 2024 Awards of Excellence and Junior Investigator Award
June 3, 2024
SHM’s Awards of Excellence Program honors members who’ve made exceptional contributions to hospital medicine in various categories. Please join The Hospitalist and SHM in congratulating the 2024...
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Facing the Inevitable: Cyberattacks in Healthcare
June 3, 2024
Kristian Feterik, MD, MBA, FAMIA, SFHM has been a hospitalist for 20 years, and a board-certified clinical informatician for the last eight years. But the cyberattack on UnitedHealthcare unit...
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Hospitalists as Disruptors in Healthcare
- Flora Kisuule, MD, MPH, SFHM
May 1, 2024
Dr. Kisuule We are living in disruptive times. We are amidst national and global conflict, we survived a pandemic that changed many aspects of our lives permanently, and many of our health...
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Tricky Transitions: How SNF Challenges Affect Hospitalists
May 1, 2024
With skilled nursing facing thin margins and high costs, many hospitalists are also struggling to transfer patients for the care they need from these types of facilities. This becomes a big...
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Message from Dr. Eric Howell: The SHM Annual Report
January 2, 2024
Dr. Howell As we begin a new year, it’s common to set goals and identify areas for improvement—both in our personal and professional lives. In 2023, SHM released its inaugural Annual Report...
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Budgeting Tips: Keeping Division Finances on Track
January 2, 2024
Dr. Brotman For a hospitalist, managing a budget shouldn’t be that much different than maintaining a household budget. “Ideally, you should know approximately how much income you’ll...
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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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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...
Gratitude is Good for Us
November 1, 2023
As our discussion about discharge ended, Ms. Jones, stooped, her thin grey hair pulled back, and moved slowly toward her husband’s hospital bed. Gently, she stroked his head and said, “We will...