News
Leading hospitalists during a pandemic
December 4, 2020
Effective crisis leadership must guide hospitalists through the winter of COVID-19.
Opinion
Three pillars of a successful coronavirus vaccine program in minorities
December 2, 2020
Minority participation in COVID-19 vaccine trials is below the ideal when compared with U.S. census data.
Opinion
How much longer?
November 30, 2020
SHM intends to make sure that hospitalists receive the tools to navigate these unprecedented times.
Opinion
Should our patients really go home for the holidays?
November 12, 2020
Risks to warn patients of include high-risk status, risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and how to mitigate it, and mode of transportation.
News
The authority/accountability balance
October 28, 2020
Hospitalist leaders must make sure they have a seat at the table where executive decisions are made.
News
COVID-19 a new opportunity for suicide prevention
October 23, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses clear threats to mental well-being, but an increase in suicide is not inevitable if appropriate action is taken, one expert says.
Opinion
When the only clinical choices are ‘lose-lose’
October 21, 2020
The current pandemic has provided innumerable situations that can increase the risk for moral injury, said Dr. Peter Yellowlees.
Opinion
Increasing racial diversity in hospital medicine’s leadership ranks
October 21, 2020
According to recent data, only 5.5% of hospital medicine group leaders were Black/African American.
Opinion
Medicine and the meritocracy
October 14, 2020
The combination of both individual and organizational commitment to change systemic bias in medicine can be quite powerful.
Opinion
Hospital medicine, it’s time to vote
October 8, 2020
Hospitalists are in a perfect position to have an educated and influential say in future health care issues.