The Hospitalist

Article: TH's Pain Primer

PART ONE OF A THREE-PART SERIES. This month: pain management basics

Article: Scheduling Strategies

Seven tried and true success stories

Article: Dying Wish

Is patient choice possible at end of life?

Article: Palliative Care Patience

Active listening and teamwork make all the difference, as these case studies prove    

Article: Island Visionary

Hawaii meets today's healthcare challenges with a sense of duty to the past

Article: Final Exam?

The evolving role of the physical exam    

Article: The A to Z of Intellectual Disability

Caring for hospitalized adults with intellectual disability

Cover Story: Dr. Smith Goes to Washington

Congressional communication and the hospitalist

Article: Lateral Thigh Pain

A review of the trochanteric bursae

Article: The HCAP Handicap

Healthcare-associated pneumonia: what hospitalists need to know

Article: Status Report

The University Health System Consortium reports findings on the role of Hospitalists

Article: An Information Services Update

Society Pages: Focus on Research

From infrastructure to funding, SHM is working to increase and improve the quality and quantity of hospital medicine research

Progress Notes: Medicine and Movies

How our patients see us … on the big screen

Practice Management: Contractual Caution

Two provisions that require careful consideration

In the Literature: Bacterial Meningitis, Non-Specific Troponin Elevation, Antibiotics for ECOPD, VTE Update, and More

Article: Homegrown Health

Community health and family medicine in the heart of the Sunshine State

Article: Inflammatory Findings

The causes of acute monoarthritis among the elderly

Career Development: Reasons to Research

How community-based hospitalists can “spice up” their careers with research

Cover Story: Don't Commit to Overcommit

How harried hospitalists can avoid taking on too much

Images in Medicine: Radiologic Images for Hospitalists

Coronary artery aneurysm in a patient with SLE

Public Policy: Federal Flu Fighters

How the government is planning for a pandemic flu outbreak

President’s Column: A Fond Farewell

Milestones and achievements mark a year of tremendous growth for SHM