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    A New Schedule Could Be Better for Your Hospitalist Group

    January 13, 2016

    Present “hospitalist” in a word association exercise to a wide range of healthcare personnel in clinical and administrative roles, and many would instantly respond with “seven-on/seven-off schedule.” Some numbers from SHM’s 2014 State of Hospital Medicine report: 53.8%: Portion of hospitalist

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    Concerns Grow as Top Clinicians Choose Nonclinical Roles

    December 22, 2015

    On a spring day a couple of years ago, I met with some internal medicine residents in a “Healthcare Systems Immersion” elective.

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    Poor Continuity of Patient Care Increases Work for Hospitalist Groups

    November 30, 2015

    [caption id="attachment_12166" align="alignright" width="295"] Image Credit: ILLUSTRATION/PAUL JUESTRICH; PHOTOs shutterstock.com[/caption] I think every hospitalist group should diligently try to maximize hospitalist-patient continuity, but many seem to adopt schedules and other operational prac

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    Eliminations Hospitalist Groups Should Consider

    November 4, 2015

    [caption id="attachment_11771" align="alignright" width="295"] Image Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] Editor’s note: Second in a continuing series of articles exploring ways hospitalist groups can cut back. In last month’s column, I made the case that most hospitalist groups should think abo