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John Nelson, MD, MHM

Dr. Nelson has been a practicing hospitalist since 1988. He is co-founder and past president of SHM and principal in Nelson Flores Hospital Medicine Consultants. He is co-director for SHM’s “Best Practices in Managing a Hospital Medicine Program” course. Write to him at [email protected].

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    Opinion

    Farewell to Larry Wellikson, MD, MHM

    June 23, 2020

    SHM cofounders praise the Society's outgoing CEO.

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    Opinion

    The past and future of hospital medicine

    March 22, 2019

    The hospitalist model has been adopted by nearly every specialty in medicine.

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    Opinion

    Hospitalist burnout

    July 6, 2017

    The causes of hospitalist distress and burnout are very similar to that of doctors in other specialties, yet each specialty probably differs in ways that are important to keep in mind.

  • News

    On 15 years: Celebrating a nocturnist’s career longevity

    May 11, 2017

    On a regular basis, I talk with hospitalist groups lamenting their inability to find nocturnists willing to work the same number of hours and shifts as their day doctors, for little or no additional compensation.

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    News

    Revisiting citizenship bonus and surge capacity

    March 9, 2017

    Organizational and individual efforts are needed to combat physician burnout.

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    Article

    Effective hospitalist roles for NPs, PAs

    December 16, 2016

    Single-site study offers success story, isn’t one-size-fits-all solution.

  • Opinion

    Keeping up with New Payment Models

    December 7, 2016

    For hospitalists, the arrival of the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS, originally Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, or PQRI) marks the swerve in reimbursement complexity

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    Opinion

    A Quick Lesson on Bundled Payments

    October 25, 2016

    Bundled payment programs are the most visible of CMS’s episode payment models (EPMs)

  • 1
    Opinion

    Surveys Are Not the Most Effective Way to Improve Patient Satisfaction

    October 12, 2016

    I think the single most valuable thing to improve patient satisfaction with hospitalists is to phone patients after discharge

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    Opinion

    Thinking through the State of Hospital Medicine Report

    August 27, 2016

    Collections are up, but the number of encounters overall is down—what gives?

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