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Peering Into a Crystal Ball: Leveraging EMR Tools to Predict Clinical Deterioration and How to Intervene
- Ethan Molitch-Hou, MD, MPH, SFHM
July 2, 2025
As hospitalists at SHM Converge 2025 in Las Vegas, we may have wished for a crystal ball to win big at the tables. However, our professional aspirations focus on predicting which patients may...
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Default EMR settings can influence opioid prescribing
July 6, 2021
Does changing the EMR default setting for opioid prescriptions change the quantity of opioids prescribed at discharge from the emergency department?
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New SHM research on EMRs calls for ‘more caring, less clicking’
August 12, 2020
EMR design should be informed by the needs of the people these products are designed to support.
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Hospitalists’ EMR frustrations continue: SHM report
May 9, 2017
LAS VEGAS – Hospitalists say they are stymied and frustrated by continuing issues of interoperability, functionality, and access related to their electronic medical record systems.
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EMR System Shortage Means HM Opportunity
April 8, 2009
Hospital environment ripe for technology upgrade
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The Care and Feeding of Your Nocturnist: A Field Guide for Diurnals
August 12, 2025
By Someone Who Regrets Writing This at 3:12 a.m. It is a curious feature of modern medical ecosystems that diurnal creatures—those brisk, tie-wearing types or business casual disciples of...
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Session Recommendations for Converge 2025
March 4, 2025
The Hospitalist’s editorial board members are making plans for SHM Converge 2025. Here they share some of the sessions they’re looking forward to. Nkemdilim Mgbojikwe, MD, SFHM Associate...
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Sustained Reduction in Lab Ordering After Implementing Mindful Ordering Initiatives
September 1, 2023
Dr. Mohoney Clinical question: Do perceptions of mindful laboratory test ordering and number of labs ordered change after resident-focused training and optimization of electronic medical record...
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LGBTQIA+ Hospitalists Find Their Comfort Zones
June 1, 2023
Hospitalists who are part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other (LGBTQIA+) community have had an array of experiences, both in medical school and...
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FAST Program Implementation Guide Success
February 1, 2023
Jefferson Antithrombotic Therapy Team. Front row L to R: Photi Galanis, MD, Julia Westfield, Heather Yenser, CRNP. Back row L to R: Lynda Thomson, PharmD, Dina Orapallo, CRNP, Geno Merli, MD, Tony...