Day Four highlights from HM15, the Society of Hospital Medicine’s (SHM) annual meeting in National Harbor, Md., just outside Washington, D.C.
Clinical
Active diagnostic strategy for pulmonary embolism in COPD exacerbations does not significantly alter a composite clinical outcome compared to usual care
January 7, 2022
Effect of vasopressin and methylprednisolone versus placebo on return of spontaneous circulation in patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest
January 7, 2022
Maintenance or discontinuation of antidepressants
January 7, 2022
Effective therapy for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
January 7, 2022
Empiric therapeutic anticoagulation for severe COVID-19
January 7, 2022
Many hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes and mild hyperglycemia on admission can be managed with sliding scale insulin alone
January 7, 2022
Administration of probiotic did not reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation
January 7, 2022
No benefit for immediate intervention for infected necrotizing pancreatitis
January 7, 2022
A 12-month implantable loop recorder detects more atrial fibrillation than 30-day external monitoring after ischemic stroke
January 7, 2022
No difference in outcomes comparing the treatment of cardiogenic shock with dobutamine versus milrinone
January 7, 2022
Quality
A different kind of leadership rounds
January 7, 2022
![1]()
Does morning discharge really improve hospital throughput?
December 13, 2021
![]()
Chronically interrupted: The importance of communication with patient and family during the COVID-19 pandemic
December 9, 2021
![1]()
Pandemic innovations that will outlast COVID
November 11, 2021
![1]()
Geographic cohorting increased direct care time and interruptions
October 20, 2021
Public Policy
AMA, hospital group sue federal government over surprise billing law
December 9, 2021
![1]()
New CMS rule challenges hospitals, but not vendors, to make EHRs safer
September 14, 2021
Biden vaccine mandate rule could be ready within weeks
September 13, 2021
![1]()
Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
June 17, 2021
![1]()
Visa worries intensify pandemic stress for immigrant hospitalist moms
June 1, 2021
Practice Management
Helping others find their joy
January 7, 2022
Practicing HM in the Alaska Native community
January 5, 2022
![1]()
A case-based framework for de-escalating conflict
December 14, 2021
![1]()
Does morning discharge really improve hospital throughput?
December 13, 2021
![1]()
Is mindfulness key to helping physicians with mental health?
December 8, 2021
![1]()
Care via video teleconferencing can be as effective as in-person for some conditions
December 6, 2021
![1]()
Residency programs readjust during COVID
December 3, 2021
![1]()
Ten changes that could keep clinicians in the workforce in a pandemic
December 2, 2021
Did prior authorization refusals lead to this patient’s death?
November 29, 2021
![1]()
Hospitalists helped plan COVID-19 field hospitals
November 18, 2021
From the Society
Get…and stay…connected in the new year
January 7, 2022
SHM celebrates 25th anniversary as the home for hospital medicine
January 7, 2022
![1]()
Reflecting on 2021, looking forward to 2022
December 10, 2021
![1]()
Mean leadership
September 23, 2021
![1]()
Trio of awardees illustrate excellence in SHM chapters
September 16, 2021
Video
Critical care and COVID-19: Dr. Matt Aldrich
March 30, 2020
Treatment options for COVID-19: Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer
March 25, 2020
Managing the COVID-19 isolation floor at UCSF Medical Center
March 23, 2020
![1]()
Beta-blockers effective, safe for HFrEF with renal dysfunction
September 23, 2019
![1]()
Highlights from the ‘Updates in ACS’ session (VIDEO)
April 12, 2019
