The Hospitalist

Article: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Quick Response

A veteran Chicago hospitalist who just completed his MOC in 2008 plans to recertify through the new FPHM pathway next year

Audio File: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine audio interview with SHM President Jeff Wiese, MD, FACP, SFHM

Dr. Wiese discusses the new Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine pathway to ABIM Maintenance of Certification, addressing the FPHM's distinguishing features, the philosophy behind the new pathway, and why patients should benefit from the FPHM.

Article: Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine

Answers to all the questions surrounding ABIM’s new pathway to Maintenance of Certification

The Hospital Pharmacy: Market Watch

HM-related pharmaceutical updates

In the Literature: In the Literature

The latest HM-related research you need to know

Key Clinical Question: What Is the Appropriate Treatment of Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolic Disease?

Career Development: Spousal Consent

Don’t neglect the better half during a job search

Billing & Coding: Discharge Services

Fundamentals paramount to discharge day management service billing

Residents’ Corner: Satisfaction Challenge

Strategies to identify, combat physician burnout

Team Hospitalist Q&A: The Humble Approach

New York City group leader emphasizes high-quality, personalized HM care

Society Pages: 2010 HM Awards Winners

Awards of Excellence; Junior Faculty Devlopment Awards; and Research, Innovation, and Clinical Vignette Winners

Society Pages: Historic Gathering

HM10 shines light on practicalities of reform, implementation

Public Policy: Performance Partnership

AHA says hospitalists are vital to improving efficiency, outcomes

President’s Column: Esse Est Percipi

New MOC affords HM to become who we say we are

From the Editor’s Desk: What I Learned

Musings from the 2010 annual meeting

Practice Management: The Earlier, the Better

Simple strategies to increase early-day discharges

Ask Dr. Hospitalist: Physicians Could Be Eligible to Receive IRS Refund

You might be eligible, too

Audio File: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Audio interview with ABIM Learning Session Director Julius Yang, MD

Dr. Yang discusses the HM10 pre-course that prepares hospitalists for ABIM recertification.

Audio File: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Audio interview with SHM President Jeff Wiese, MD, FACP, SFHM

SHM's new president talks about his vision for the next generation of hospitalists

Article: Wachter’s World

HM pioneer says healthcare reform offers HM the chance to define cost savings, QI for future generations

Article: Special Interests

From IT to education to community issues, hospitalists want to be part of the healthcare solution

Article: Jam-Packed & Well Worth It

A day in the life of one hospitalist’s annual meeting

Article: Core Competencies Lay Pediatric HM Foundation

Framework in place, PHM’s future is in the hands of hospitalists

Article: Clinical Session: “The New C. Diff”

Article: Practice Management Session

“Hospitalist NPPs 301—Advanced Concepts”

Article: Clinical Session

“Controversies in Anticoagulation and Thrombosis”

Article: Quality Session

“Quality Improvement Curriculum: How to Get Started and to Keep Going”

Article: Practice Management Session

“The Patient Experience: What Hospitalists Need to Know About Measuring, Reporting, and Benchmarking”

Article: Practice Management Session

“The Case for Unit-Based Hospitalists: Benefits and Challenges”

Article: Quality Session

“The Value Proposition to C-Suites: Aligning Hospital Resources to Support Hospitalist QI”

Article: Quality Control

As specialty matures, annual meeting flourishes with practical, educational, and social takeaways

Article: Professional Advice

First-class faculty make HM10 pre-courses highly educational, practical

Article: National Imperative

Hospitalists challenged to keep making healthcare better

Audio File: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Audio interview with Nasim Afsarmanesh, MD

Dr. Afsarmanesh discusses the events of her dawn-to-dusk Day 2 at HM10 in National Harbor, Md.