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Opinion
Farewell to Larry Wellikson, MD, MHM
Publish date: June 23, 2020
SHM cofounders praise the Society's outgoing CEO.
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Opinion
The past and future of hospital medicine
Publish date: March 22, 2019
The hospitalist model has been adopted by nearly every specialty in medicine.
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Opinion
Hospitalist burnout
Publish date: 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.
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On 15 years: Celebrating a nocturnist’s career longevity
Publish date: 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
Publish date: March 9, 2017
Organizational and individual efforts are needed to combat physician burnout.
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Article
Effective hospitalist roles for NPs, PAs
Publish date: December 16, 2016
Single-site study offers success story, isn’t one-size-fits-all solution.
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Keeping up with New Payment Models
Publish date: 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
Publish date: October 25, 2016
Bundled payment programs are the most visible of CMS’s episode payment models (EPMs)
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Opinion
Surveys Are Not the Most Effective Way to Improve Patient Satisfaction
Publish date: 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
Publish date: August 27, 2016
Collections are up, but the number of encounters overall is down—what gives?
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