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The Transformative Role of POCUS in Hospital Medicine
May 1, 2025
POCUS is a new column on point-of-care ultrasound. This column aims to explore evolving clinical applications, educational advancements, and the clinical impacts of POCUS through the insights of...
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The Committee That Could: A Model for Rapid Service Structure Change
May 1, 2025
How We Did It is a new column that aims to highlight how individual hospitalist programs have successfully implemented innovations in medical programs, educational programs, wellness initiatives, or...
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Supply Chain Stewardship
May 1, 2025
Healthcare supply chain disruptions have emerged as a major challenge nationwide, fundamentally reshaping clinical practice and patient-care delivery within hospitals. As clinicians, we increasingly...
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SIG Spotlight: Research
May 1, 2025
Being the newest anything can be both a blessing and a curse. For SHM’s Research Special Interest Group, which just formed in October 2024, the positives of being so new are that the group is...
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Chapter Spotlight: NC Triangle
May 1, 2025
Look, anything good enough for the iconic character of Crash Davis in the movie Bull Durham is good enough for hospital medicine. At least, so says the attendance of the Durham Bulls social event...
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What Hospitalists Should Know About ICE Visits
April 18, 2025
In the course of a hectic day with a huge patient load, the last thing a hospitalist might expect to handle is a visit from immigration officials demanding access to a patient the federal government...
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Thank You! A Note from Outgoing Peds Editor
April 1, 2025
As SHM Converge 2025 approaches, I am feeling excited and a bit nostalgic. I look forward to learning from presenters, connecting with friends and colleagues from across the country, and making new...
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Welcome New Editors and Editorial Board Members
April 1, 2025
The Hospitalist has appointed two new members to its editorial team: Arunab Mehta, MD, MEd, FHM, will assume the recently created role of associate editor, and Patricia Tran, MD, MS, will succeed...
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Effects of Semaglutide on CKD in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: the FLOW Trial
April 1, 2025
Clinical question: Does treatment with semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevent the progression of CKD or death from kidney and cardiovascular...
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High-Flow Nasal Cannula Versus Non-Invasive Ventilation for AECOPD
April 1, 2025
Clinical question: Is high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy (HFNC) non-inferior to non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in...