![1]() - News- Palliative-Care-Focused Hospitalist Appreciates Training the Next Generation- August 29, 2012- Chithra Perumalswami, MD, says there are many aspects to caring for a patient as a palliative-care specialist and as a hospitalist that "really strike at the heart of what being a doctor is” 
- News- OB/GYN Hospitalists Emerge as a Specialty- August 29, 2012- The OB/GYN hospitalist field is growing 
- News- Consumers Union Joins Hospital Safety Ratings Game- August 29, 2012- New hospital patient-safety ranking system released by independent consumer advocacy organization 
- News- Teach Back Communication Strategy Helps Healthcare Providers Help Their Patients- August 29, 2012- Teach back is a strategy in which providers ask patients to repeat, in their own words, what they have just learned about their medical condition, treatments, and self-care 
![1]() - News- HM Leaders Highlight Benefits of Specialty Hospitalist Programs- August 29, 2012- Safer patients, improved quality of care, innovative uses of resources, increased job satisfaction themes at “Creating the Hospital of the Future: The Implications for Hospital-Focused Physician Practice" 
![1]() - Opinion- John Nelson: Post-Discharge Calls- August 29, 2012- Follow-up contact is the most potent patient-satisfaction tool 
![1]() - News- Establish Rules of Engagement before Covering Ortho Inpatients- August 29, 2012- A provider wants to use adult hospitalists for coverage of inpatient orthopedic surgery patients. Is this acceptable practice? 
- News- TH.org Survey: VTE Prophylaxis a Gray Area for Some Hospitalists- August 22, 2012- Some respondents unclear when extended VTE prevention is appropriate after discharge 
- News- AHRQ’s Director Looks to Hospitalists to Help Reduce Readmissions- August 15, 2012- Carolyn Clancy, MD, urges hospitalists to "embrace the challenge" 
- Audio- ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Elbert Huang discusses primary care’s role in providing access and value- August 7, 2012- Dr. Huang, associate professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, suggests medical schools aren't selecting students that best meet society's needs 



