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Dalbavancin Non-Inferior, But Not Superior, to Standard Therapy for Treatment of Complicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
March 2, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: Among patients with complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia who achieve blood culture clearance with initial therapy, is completion of treatment with dalbavancin superior to...
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Expanding Pediatric Hospital Capacity Through a Pediatric Hospital-at-Home Unit in a Large U.S. Children’s Hospital
March 2, 2026
Children’s hospitals across the U.S. are increasingly experiencing capacity shortages, particularly at times of seasonal surges in acute illness.1 In addition, increasing closures of smaller and...
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Rounding and Admitting Teams—Separate or Together?
March 2, 2026
Clean, Clear, and Consistent For years, I was strongly against splitting our hospital medicine team structure into admitting and rounding teams. In looking at the competing values associated with...
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SIG Spotlight: Environmental Health
March 2, 2026
Hospitals generate large amounts of waste, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions through energy use, material waste generation, pharmaceutical use, testing, and temperature control. In fact,...
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JHM’s Leadership and Professional Development Series Offers Pearls on Professional Growth
March 2, 2026
The tough transition from trainee to hospitalist can be a crucial time in the professional life of the hospital-medicine physician. But creating a “team” of collaborators and mentors, developing...
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SHM Converge 2026 Session Recommendations
February 25, 2026
SHM Converge 2026 in Nashville is packed with 20 educational tracks and more than 100 sessions. Members of The Hospitalist’s editorial board share a few of the sessions they’re excited to...
Celebrate NHD by Entering the HM Voices 2026 Contest
February 25, 2026
The annual HM Voices National Hospitalist Day Contest is now accepting submissions. HM Voices is The Hospitalist’s online section where SHM members can unleash their creativity. We showcase...
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SHM Converge 2026: Renew the Knowledge and Energy That Drives You Forward!
February 25, 2026
To my fellow hospitalists: It’s the time we look forward to all year long—our annual reunion at SHM Converge! We are eager to welcome you to Nashville later this month. Each year, SHM Converge...
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The Power of Coaching
February 2, 2026
I am a mid-career academic hospitalist deeply interested in physician wellness and burnout. At SHM Converge 2025 in Las Vegas, I attended the wellness plenary by Dr. Sandeep Jauhar titled “Our...
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Complexity in Compensation in Academic Medicine
February 2, 2026
Physicians in academic hospital medicine are usually motivated not just by their interest in clinical care, but by a love of intellectual progress, academic citizenship, mentorship, and teaching....