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Hospitalists’ North Star
January 5, 2026
Connecting with fellow SHM members at a meeting of the newly-minted Central Florida chapter. As we sail beyond the borders of 2025 and begin our journey into 2026, many of us find ourselves...
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A Secure Chat-Based Pairing Model Doubled Paracentesis Certifications in Four Months
January 5, 2026
At 2 p.m. on a crowded admitting day, our cirrhotic patient still waited for a paracentesis—because no one on call felt confident with a needle. Problem Statement As procedural certification is...
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Treating Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome in the Era of Cannabis Legalization
January 5, 2026
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is a condition in which patients experience abdominal pain, nausea, and persistent vomiting following prolonged and heavy cannabis use. With the recent...
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Launching Your Academic Hospitalist Career
January 5, 2026
The September 2025 Academic Hospitalist Academy: Launching Your Career In September 2025, I attended the Academic Hospitalist Academy: Launching Your Career, a four-day program designed for...
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Social Prescriptions for Hospitalists in Tough Times
January 5, 2026
We knew hospital medicine was challenging when we signed up for the job: the most vulnerable members of our communities facing acute health crises; competing economic interests; continuous time...
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SHM Hill Day 2025
January 5, 2026
SHM Members attended SHM’s annual Hill Day this fall to advocate for hospitalists and their patients It was standing room only at the morning debrief as members of SHM’s Public Policy...
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Taking QI Out of Our Heads And Into Rounds
January 5, 2026
Quality initiatives (QI) are often thought of as longitudinal projects that require large system lifts and complex multidisciplinary teams. These sorts of projects can be intimidating and...
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ED Boarding Practices: The Good, the Bad, and the Bright Spots
January 5, 2026
Boarding patients in the emergency department (ED) has become commonplace at many hospitals, which can cause bottlenecks and negatively affect patients. Fortunately, hospitalists have found some...
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Essential, Yet Unsettled: H-1B Hospitalists
January 5, 2026
Maheswara Reddy Koppula, MD, who was born in India and now works as a physician in the U.S., had fulfilled the requirements of his J-1 visa, which required him to work in a medically underserved...
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Comparing Screening Tools for Predicting Sepsis Among Children
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: Which screening tool performs best for early prediction of sepsis and septic shock in children per the Phoenix criteria? BACKGROUND: Early recognition of sepsis remains...