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Regional CMO Robert Zipper, MD, MMM, SFHM, is Proud to Be Known as a Leader
July 29, 2015
Any hospitalist working for the largest HM group (HMG) in the country has one heck of a top-down perspective.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Launches Med Student Scholarship Program
July 28, 2015
The Society of Hospital Medicine has launched a new scholarship program to bring the "best and brightest" medical students into the specialty. The Student Hospitalist Scholar Grant program awards eligible students a $5,000 summer stipend for scholarly work on a project related to patient safety,
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Hospital Medicine’s Challenges, Rewards Lure Healthcare Administrator
July 6, 2015
Lisa Courtney’s journey into hospital medicine didn’t start with a chemistry set and didn’t take her to medical school.
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Physician Assistant Hooked on Hospital Medicine’s Patient Care Approach
July 6, 2015
James Levy, PA-C, SFHM, isn’t a doctor. But he’s been a hospitalist for more than 15 years. A veteran physician assistant (PA), Levy is vice president of human resources (VPHR) for iNDIGO Health Partners of Traverse City, Mich., a firm he has co-owned since it began in 2008.
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Hospitalists Back Bill to Reform Medicare Audit Process
June 30, 2015
A bill proposed in Congress to streamline the audit process of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) is being hailed by hospitalists as a needed step forward. The Audit & Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015 would speed up the Recovery Audit
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Identifying Frequent Flyers Could Reduce Preventable Readmissions
June 16, 2015
The lead author of a new Journal of Hospital Medicine report says one step hospitalists can take toward reducing preventable rehospitalizations is identifying the common traits of frequently admitted patients. Marilyn Szekendi, PhD, RN, director of quality research at University Health System Con
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Newest SHM Board Member Eager to Make Positive Impact
May 19, 2015
Christopher Frost, MD, FHM, has accomplished a lot in his career. He retired as a major from the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He's been an ED physician.
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To Battle Burnout, Jerome C. Siy, MD, CHIE, SFHM, Instructs Hospitalist Leaders to Engage, Communicate, and Create a “Culture”
May 6, 2015
Studies show nearly one in three hospitalists will experience long-term exhaustion or diminished interest in their work.1 Burned out physicians have low empathy, don’t communicate well, and provide poor quality of care.
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s HM15 Meeting Draws Thousands
May 5, 2015
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Cherry trees weren’t the only things that blossomed around Washington last month. SHM’s annual meeting, with roughly 2,500 attendees, featured 100 educational sessions, a day of Congressional lobbying, and plenaries from the “Checklist Doctor” and the Dean of Hospital Medicine.
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Hospitalists Have Stake in Improving Quality, Patient Safety
May 5, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9297" align="alignright" width="262"] Maureen Bisognano, president and CEO of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, talks about “Leading Transformational Change” at HM15.[/caption] NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Don Lee, MD, MPH, is building what one might call an analog quality
